KJV ¹ At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

VULC ¹ [Super hoc expavit cor meum,
et emotum est de loco suo.

WLC ¹ אַף־ לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃

KJV ² Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

VULC ² Audite auditionem in terrore vocis ejus,
et sonum de ore illius procedentem.

WLC ² שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃

KJV ³ He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

VULC ³ Subter omnes cælos ipse considerat,
et lumen illius super terminos terræ.

WLC ³ תַּֽחַת־ כָּל־ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־ כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

KJV ⁴ After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

VULC ⁴ Post eum rugiet sonitus ;
tonabit voce magnitudinis suæ :
et non investigabitur, cum audita fuerit vox ejus.

WLC ⁴ אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־ ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־ יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃

KJV ⁵ God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

VULC ⁵ Tonabit Deus in voce sua mirabiliter,
qui facit magna et inscrutabilia ;

WLC ⁵ יַרְעֵ֤ם אֵ֣ל בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ נִפְלָא֑וֹת עֹשֶׂ֥ה גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת וְלֹ֣א נֵדָֽע׃

KJV ⁶ For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

VULC ⁶ qui præcipit nivi ut descendat in terram,
et hiemis pluviis, et imbri fortitudinis suæ ;

WLC ⁶ כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃

KJV ⁷ He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

VULC ⁷ qui in manu omnium hominum signat,
ut noverint singuli opera sua.

WLC ⁷ בְּיַד־ כָּל־ אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

KJV ⁸ Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

VULC ⁸ Ingredietur bestia latibulum,
et in antro suo morabitur.

WLC ⁸ וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־ אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

KJV ⁹ Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

VULC ⁹ Ab interioribus egredietur tempestas,
et ab Arcturo frigus.

WLC ⁹ מִן־ הַ֭חֶדֶר תָּב֣וֹא סוּפָ֑ה וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥ים קָרָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁰ By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

VULC ¹⁰ Flante Deo, concrescit gelu,
et rursum latissimæ funduntur aquæ.

WLC ¹⁰ מִנִּשְׁמַת־ אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־ קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

KJV ¹¹ Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

VULC ¹¹ Frumentum desiderat nubes,
et nubes spargunt lumen suum.

WLC ¹¹ אַף־ בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹² And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

VULC ¹² Quæ lustrant per circuitum,
quocumque eas voluntas gubernantis duxerit,
ad omne quod præceperit illis super faciem orbis terrarum :

WLC ¹² וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם ׀ עַל־ פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃

KJV ¹³ He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

VULC ¹³ sive in una tribu, sive in terra sua,
sive in quocumque loco misericordiæ suæ
eas jusserit inveniri.

WLC ¹³ אִם־ לְשֵׁ֥בֶט אִם־ לְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם־ לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃

KJV ¹⁴ Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

VULC ¹⁴ Ausculta hæc, Job :
sta, et considera mirabilia Dei.

WLC ¹⁴ הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן ׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃

KJV ¹⁵ Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

VULC ¹⁵ Numquid scis quando præceperit Deus pluviis,
ut ostenderent lucem nubium ejus ?

WLC ¹⁵ הֲ֭תֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־ אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ א֣וֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁶ Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

VULC ¹⁶ Numquid nosti semitas nubium magnas,
et perfectas scientias ?

WLC ¹⁶ הֲ֭תֵדַע עַל־ מִפְלְשֵׂי־ עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים׃

KJV ¹⁷ How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

VULC ¹⁷ Nonne vestimenta tua calida sunt,
cum perflata fuerit terra austro ?

WLC ¹⁷ אֲשֶׁר־ בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃

KJV ¹⁸ Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

VULC ¹⁸ Tu forsitan cum eo fabricatus es cælos,
qui solidissimi quasi ære fusi sunt.

WLC ¹⁸ תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃

KJV ¹⁹ Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

VULC ¹⁹ Ostende nobis quid dicamus illi :
nos quippe involvimur tenebris.

WLC ¹⁹ ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־ נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹ֥א־ נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

KJV ²⁰ Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

VULC ²⁰ Quis narrabit ei quæ loquor ?
etiam si locutus fuerit homo, devorabitur.

WLC ²⁰ הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־ אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃

KJV ²¹ And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

VULC ²¹ At nunc non vident lucem :
subito aër cogetur in nubes,
et ventus transiens fugabit eas.

WLC ²¹ וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

KJV ²² Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

VULC ²² Ab aquilone aurum venit,
et ad Deum formidolosa laudatio.

WLC ²² מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־ אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃

KJV ²³ Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

VULC ²³ Digne eum invenire non possumus :
magnus fortitudine, et judicio, et justitia :
et enarrari non potest.

WLC ²³ שַׁדַּ֣י לֹֽא־ מְ֭צָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־ כֹ֑חַ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וְרֹב־ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽה׃

KJV ²⁴ Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

VULC ²⁴ Ideo timebunt eum viri,
et non audebunt contemplari omnes qui sibi videntur esse sapientes.]

WLC ²⁴ לָ֭כֵן יְרֵא֣וּהוּ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים לֹֽא־ יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה כָּל־ חַכְמֵי־ לֵֽב׃

KJV ¹ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

VULC ¹ Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine, dixit :

WLC ¹ וַיַּֽעַן־ יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־ אִ֭יּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

KJV ² Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

VULC ² [Quis est iste involvens sententias
sermonibus imperitis ?

WLC ² מִ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין בְּֽלִי־ דָֽעַת׃

KJV ³ Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

VULC ³ Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos :
interrogabo te, et responde mihi.

WLC ³ אֱזָר־ נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

KJV ⁴ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

VULC ⁴ Ubi eras quando ponebam fundamenta terræ ?
indica mihi, si habes intelligentiam.

WLC ⁴ אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־ אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־ יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃

KJV ⁵ Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

VULC ⁵ Quis posuit mensuras ejus, si nosti ?
vel quis tetendit super eam lineam ?

WLC ⁵ מִי־ שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע א֤וֹ מִֽי־ נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו׃

KJV ⁶ Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

VULC ⁶ Super quo bases illius solidatæ sunt ?
aut quis demisit lapidem angularem ejus,

WLC ⁶ עַל־ מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִֽי־ יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃

KJV ⁷ When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

VULC ⁷ cum me laudarent simul astra matutina,
et jubilarent omnes filii Dei ?

WLC ⁷ בְּרָן־ יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כָּל־ בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

KJV ⁸ Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

VULC ⁸ Quis conclusit ostiis mare,
quando erumpebat quasi de vulva procedens ;

WLC ⁸ וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃

KJV ⁹ When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

VULC ⁹ cum ponerem nubem vestimentum ejus,
et caligine illud quasi pannis infantiæ obvolverem ?

WLC ⁹ בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁰ And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

VULC ¹⁰ Circumdedi illud terminis meis,
et posui vectem et ostia,

WLC ¹⁰ וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃

KJV ¹¹ And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

VULC ¹¹ et dixi : Usque huc venies, et non procedes amplius,
et hic confringes tumentes fluctus tuos.

WLC ¹¹ וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־ פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־ יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃

KJV ¹² Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

VULC ¹² Numquid post ortum tuum præcepisti diluculo,
et ostendisti auroræ locum suum ?

WLC ¹² הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹³ That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

VULC ¹³ Et tenuisti concutiens extrema terræ,
et excussisti impios ex ea ?

WLC ¹³ לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁים מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

KJV ¹⁴ It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

VULC ¹⁴ Restituetur ut lutum signaculum,
et stabit sicut vestimentum :

WLC ¹⁴ תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃

KJV ¹⁵ And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

VULC ¹⁵ auferetur ab impiis lux sua,
et brachium excelsum confringetur.

WLC ¹⁵ וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵרְשָׁים אוֹרָ֑ם וּזְר֥וֹעַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃

KJV ¹⁶ Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

VULC ¹⁶ Numquid ingressus es profunda maris,
et in novissimis abyssi deambulasti ?

WLC ¹⁶ הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־ נִבְכֵי־ יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃

KJV ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

VULC ¹⁷ Numquid apertæ sunt tibi portæ mortis,
et ostia tenebrosa vidisti ?

WLC ¹⁷ הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־ מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃

KJV ¹⁸ Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

VULC ¹⁸ Numquid considerasti latitudinem terræ ?
indica mihi, si nosti, omnia :

WLC ¹⁸ הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־ רַחֲבֵי־ אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־ יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃

KJV ¹⁹ Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

VULC ¹⁹ in qua via lux habitet,
et tenebrarum quis locus sit :

WLC ¹⁹ אֵי־ זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־ א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־ זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

KJV ²⁰ That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

VULC ²⁰ ut ducas unumquodque ad terminos suos,
et intelligas semitas domus ejus.

WLC ²⁰ כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־ גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־ תָ֝בִ֗ין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

KJV ²¹ Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

VULC ²¹ Sciebas tunc quod nasciturus esses,
et numerum dierum tuorum noveras ?

WLC ²¹ יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־ אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃

KJV ²² Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

VULC ²² Numquid ingressus es thesauros nivis,
aut thesauros grandinis aspexisti,

WLC ²² הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־ אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃

KJV ²³ Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

VULC ²³ quæ præparavi in tempus hostis,
in diem pugnæ et belli ?

WLC ²³ אֲשֶׁר־ חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־ צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

KJV ²⁴ By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

VULC ²⁴ Per quam viam spargitur lux,
dividitur æstus super terram ?

WLC ²⁴ אֵי־ זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק א֑וֹר יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי־ אָֽרֶץ׃

KJV ²⁵ Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

VULC ²⁵ Quis dedit vehementissimo imbri cursum,
et viam sonantis tonitrui,

WLC ²⁵ מִֽי־ פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃

KJV ²⁶ To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

VULC ²⁶ ut plueret super terram absque homine in deserto,
ubi nullus mortalium commoratur ;

WLC ²⁶ לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־ אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־ אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־ אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃

KJV ²⁷ To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

VULC ²⁷ ut impleret inviam et desolatam,
et produceret herbas virentes ?

WLC ²⁷ לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֭אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃

KJV ²⁸ Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

VULC ²⁸ Quis est pluviæ pater ?
vel quis genuit stillas roris ?

WLC ²⁸ הֲיֵשׁ־ לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי־ ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי־ טָֽל׃

KJV ²⁹ Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

VULC ²⁹ De cujus utero egressa est glacies ?
et gelu de cælo quis genuit ?

WLC ²⁹ מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ׃

KJV ³⁰ The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

VULC ³⁰ In similitudinem lapidis aquæ durantur,
et superficies abyssi constringitur.

WLC ³⁰ כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃

KJV ³¹ Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

VULC ³¹ Numquid conjungere valebis micantes stellas Pleiadas,
aut gyrum Arcturi poteris dissipare ?

WLC ³¹ הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־ מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃

KJV ³² Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

VULC ³² Numquid producis luciferum in tempore suo,
et vesperum super filios terræ consurgere facis ?

WLC ³² הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־ בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃

KJV ³³ Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

VULC ³³ Numquid nosti ordinem cæli,
et pones rationem ejus in terra ?

WLC ³³ הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־ תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃

KJV ³⁴ Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

VULC ³⁴ Numquid elevabis in nebula vocem tuam,
et impetus aquarum operiet te ?

WLC ³⁴ הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

KJV ³⁵ Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?

VULC ³⁵ Numquid mittes fulgura, et ibunt,
et revertentia dicent tibi : Adsumus ?

WLC ³⁵ הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃

KJV ³⁶ Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

VULC ³⁶ Quis posuit in visceribus hominis sapientiam ?
vel quis dedit gallo intelligentiam ?

WLC ³⁶ מִי־ שָׁ֭ת בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־ נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה׃

KJV ³⁷ Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

VULC ³⁷ Quis enarrabit cælorum rationem ?
et concentum cæli quis dormire faciet ?

WLC ³⁷ מִֽי־ יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחָכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃

KJV ³⁸ When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

VULC ³⁸ Quando fundebatur pulvis in terra,
et glebæ compingebantur ?

WLC ³⁸ בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃

KJV ³⁹ Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

VULC ³⁹ Numquid capies leænæ prædam,
et animam catulorum ejus implebis,

WLC ³⁹ הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃

KJV ⁴⁰ When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

VULC ⁴⁰ quando cubant in antris,
et in specubus insidiantur ?

WLC ⁴⁰ כִּי־ יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ־ אָֽרֶב׃

KJV ⁴¹ Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

VULC ⁴¹ Quis præparat corvo escam suam,
quando pulli ejus clamant ad Deum,
vagantes, eo quod non habeant cibos ?]

WLC ⁴¹ מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־ אֶל־ אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־ אֹֽכֶל׃

KJV ¹ Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

VULC ¹ [Numquid nosti tempus partus ibicum in petris,
vel parturientes cervas observasti ?

WLC ¹ הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־ סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

KJV ² Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

VULC ² Dinumerasti menses conceptus earum,
et scisti tempus partus earum ?

WLC ² תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃

KJV ³ They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

VULC ³ Incurvantur ad fœtum, et pariunt,
et rugitus emittunt.

WLC ³ תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃

KJV ⁴ Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

VULC ⁴ Separantur filii earum, et pergunt ad pastum :
egrediuntur, et non revertuntur ad eas.

WLC ⁴ יַחְלְמ֣וּ בְ֭נֵיהֶם יִרְבּ֣וּ בַבָּ֑ר יָ֝צְא֗וּ וְלֹא־ שָׁ֥בוּ לָֽמוֹ׃

KJV ⁵ Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

VULC ⁵ Quis dimisit onagrum liberum,
et vincula ejus quis solvit ?

WLC ⁵ מִֽי־ שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ׃

KJV ⁶ Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

VULC ⁶ cui dedi in solitudine domum,
et tabernacula ejus in terra salsuginis.

WLC ⁶ אֲשֶׁר־ שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑וֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יו מְלֵֽחָה׃

KJV ⁷ He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

VULC ⁷ Contemnit multitudinem civitatis :
clamorem exactoris non audit.

WLC ⁷ יִ֭שְׂחַק לַהֲמ֣וֹן קִרְיָ֑ה תְּשֻׁא֥וֹת נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָֽע׃

KJV ⁸ The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

VULC ⁸ Circumspicit montes pascuæ suæ,
et virentia quæque perquirit.

WLC ⁸ יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים מִרְעֵ֑הוּ וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל־ יָר֣וֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃

KJV ⁹ Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

VULC ⁹ Numquid volet rhinoceros servire tibi,
aut morabitur ad præsepe tuum ?

WLC ⁹ הֲיֹ֣אבֶה רֵּ֣ים עָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם־ יָ֝לִ֗ין עַל־ אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃

KJV ¹⁰ Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

VULC ¹⁰ Numquid alligabis rhinocerota ad arandum loro tuo,
aut confringet glebas vallium post te ?

WLC ¹⁰ הֲ‍ֽתִקְשָׁר־ רֵ֭ים בְּתֶ֣לֶם עֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם־ יְשַׂדֵּ֖ד עֲמָקִ֣ים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃

KJV ¹¹ Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

VULC ¹¹ Numquid fiduciam habebis in magna fortitudine ejus,
et derelinques ei labores tuos ?

WLC ¹¹ הֲֽתִבְטַח־ בּ֭וֹ כִּי־ רַ֣ב כֹּח֑וֹ וְתַעֲזֹ֖ב אֵלָ֣יו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃

KJV ¹² Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

VULC ¹² Numquid credes illi quod sementem reddat tibi,
et aream tuam congreget ?

WLC ¹² הֲתַאֲמִ֣ין בּ֭וֹ כִּי־ זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃

KJV ¹³ Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

VULC ¹³ Penna struthionis similis est
pennis herodii et accipitris.

WLC ¹³ כְּנַף־ רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה אִם־ אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְנֹצָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁴ Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

VULC ¹⁴ Quando derelinquit ova sua in terra,
tu forsitan in pulvere calefacies ea ?

WLC ¹⁴ כִּֽי־ תַעֲזֹ֣ב לָאָ֣רֶץ בֵּצֶ֑יהָ וְֽעַל־ עָפָ֥ר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃

KJV ¹⁵ And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

VULC ¹⁵ Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea,
aut bestia agri conterat.

WLC ¹⁵ וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־ רֶ֣גֶל תְּזוּרֶ֑הָ וְחַיַּ֖ת הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה תְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃

KJV ¹⁶ She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

VULC ¹⁶ Duratur ad filios suos, quasi non sint sui :
frustra laboravit, nullo timore cogente.

WLC ¹⁶ הִקְשִׁ֣יחַ בָּנֶ֣יהָ לְּלֹא־ לָ֑הּ לְרִ֖יק יְגִיעָ֣הּ בְּלִי־ פָֽחַד׃

KJV ¹⁷ Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

VULC ¹⁷ Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia,
nec dedit illi intelligentiam.

WLC ¹⁷ כִּֽי־ הִשָּׁ֣הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְלֹא־ חָ֥לַק לָ֝֗הּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁸ What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

VULC ¹⁸ Cum tempus fuerit, in altum alas erigit :
deridet equum et ascensorem ejus.

WLC ¹⁸ כָּ֭עֵת בַּמָּר֣וֹם תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק לַ֝סּ֗וּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃

KJV ¹⁹ Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

VULC ¹⁹ Numquid præbebis equo fortitudinem,
aut circumdabis collo ejus hinnitum ?

WLC ¹⁹ הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃

KJV ²⁰ Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

VULC ²⁰ Numquid suscitabis eum quasi locustas ?
gloria narium ejus terror.

WLC ²⁰ הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּ֑ה ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה׃

KJV ²¹ He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

VULC ²¹ Terram ungula fodit ; exsultat audacter :
in occursum pergit armatis.

WLC ²¹ יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־ נָֽשֶׁק׃

KJV ²² He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

VULC ²² Contemnit pavorem,
nec cedit gladio.

WLC ²² יִשְׂחַ֣ק לְ֭פַחַד וְלֹ֣א יֵחָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־ יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־ חָֽרֶב׃

KJV ²³ The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

VULC ²³ Super ipsum sonabit pharetra ;
vibrabit hasta et clypeus :

WLC ²³ עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב חֲנִ֣ית וְכִידֽוֹן׃

KJV ²⁴ He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

VULC ²⁴ fervens et fremens sorbet terram,
nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.

WLC ²⁴ בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־ אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־ יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי־ ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃

KJV ²⁵ He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

VULC ²⁵ Ubi audierit buccinam, dicit : Vah !
procul odoratur bellum :
exhortationem ducum, et ululatum exercitus.

WLC ²⁵ בְּדֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר ׀ יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃

KJV ²⁶ Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

VULC ²⁶ Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter,
expandens alas suas ad austrum ?

WLC ²⁶ הֲ‍ֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ יַֽאֲבֶר־ נֵ֑ץ יִפְרֹ֖שׂ לְתֵימָֽן׃

KJV ²⁷ Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

VULC ²⁷ Numquid ad præceptum tuum elevabitur aquila,
et in arduis ponet nidum suum ?

WLC ²⁷ אִם־ עַל־ פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנּֽוֹ׃

KJV ²⁸ She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

VULC ²⁸ In petris manet,
et in præruptis silicibus commoratur,
atque inaccessis rupibus.

WLC ²⁸ סֶ֣לַע יִ֭שְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן עַֽל־ שֶׁן־ סֶ֝֗לַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃

KJV ²⁹ From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

VULC ²⁹ Inde contemplatur escam,
et de longe oculi ejus prospiciunt.

WLC ²⁹ מִשָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר־ אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥יו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃

KJV ³⁰ Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

VULC ³⁰ Pulli ejus lambent sanguinem :
et ubicumque cadaver fuerit, statim adest.]

WLC ³⁰ יְעַלְעוּ־ דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא׃

VULC ³¹ Et adjecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Job :

VULC ³² [Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit ?
utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.]

VULC ³³ Respondens autem Job Domino, dixit :

VULC ³⁴ [Qui leviter locutus sum, respondere quid possum ?
manum meam ponam super os meum.

VULC ³⁵ Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem :
et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.]