Job 38:34–38

34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds

and cover yourself with a flood of water?

35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?

Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom

or gives the rooster understanding?

37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?

Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens

38 when the dust becomes hard

and the clods of earth stick together?

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,

That abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go,

And say unto thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?

Or who hath given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom?

Or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust groweth into hardness,

And the clods cleave fast together?

34 “Can you shout to the clouds

and make it rain?

35 Can you make lightning appear

and cause it to strike as you direct?

36 Who gives intuition to the heart

and instinct to the mind?

37 Who is wise enough to count all the clouds?

Who can tilt the water jars of heaven

38 when the parched ground is dry

and the soil has hardened into clods?

34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,

That an abundance of water may cover you?

35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,

And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?

36 Who has put wisdom in the mind?

Or who has given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?

Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust hardens in clumps,

And the clods cling together?

34 “Can you shout an order to the clouds

and cover yourself with a flood of water?

35 Can you send lightning bolts on their way?

Do they come to you and say, ‘Here we are’?

36 Who put wisdom inside the mind

or understanding in the heart?

37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?

Who can pour water from the jars of the sky

38 when the dust becomes hard

and the clumps of dirt stick together?

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,

That abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go,

And say unto thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?

Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?

Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust runneth into a mass,

And the clods cleave fast together?

34 Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee? 35 Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind? 37 Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens, 38 When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

34 Can you call to the clouds 

and have a flood of water cover you? 

35 Can you send lightning flashes so that they may go and say to you, 

‘Here we are’? 

36 Who put wisdom in the heart 

or gave understanding to the mind? 

37 Who is wise enough to count the clouds 

or pour out the water jars of heaven 

38 when the dirt hardens into clumps 

and the soil clings together? 

34 Can you command the clouds

so that a flood of water covers you?

35 Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go?

Do they report to you: “Here we are”?

36 Who put wisdom in the heart

or gave the mind understanding?

37 Who has the wisdom to number the clouds?

Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven

38 when the dust hardens like cast metal

and the clods of dirt stick together?

34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,

so that a flood of waters may cover you?

35 Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go

and say to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts

or given understanding to the mind?

37 Who has the wisdom to number the clouds?

Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens

38 when the dust runs into a mass

and the clods cling together?

34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds

so that a flood of water may cover you?

35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go?

And will they say to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 Who has put wisdom in the ibis,

or who has given understanding to the rooster?

37 Who can number the clouds with wisdom?

Or who can tilt heaven’s jars,

38 at the flowing of the dust into a cast

and the clods cling together?

34 “Can you give orders to the clouds?

Can you make them pour rain down on you?

35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?

Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 Who put wisdom in people’s hearts?

Who gave understanding to their minds?

37 Who is wise enough to count the clouds?

Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens?

38 I tip them over when the ground becomes hard.

I do it when the dirt sticks together.

34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,

So that an abundance of water will cover you?

35 “Can you send forth lightnings that they may go

And say to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 “Who has put wisdom in the innermost being

Or given understanding to the mind?

37 “Who can count the clouds by wisdom,

Or tip the water jars of the heavens,

38 When the dust hardens into a mass

And the clods stick together?