³¹ “Can you bind the chains^[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?^(A)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations^(B) in their seasons^[b]
    or lead out the Bear^[c] with its cubs?^(C)
33 Do you know the laws^(D) of the heavens?^(E)
    Can you set up God’s^[d] dominion over the earth?

³⁴ “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?^(F)
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?^(G)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
³⁶ Who gives the ibis wisdom^[e](H)
    or gives the rooster understanding?^[f](I)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars^(J) of the heavens^(K)
38 when the dust becomes hard^(L)
    and the clods of earth stick together?^(M)

³⁹ “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
    and satisfy the hunger of the lions^(N)
40 when they crouch in their dens^(O)
    or lie in wait in a thicket?^(P)
41 Who provides food^(Q) for the raven^(R)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?^(S)

⁵ My ears had heard of you^(A)
    but now my eyes have seen you.^(B)
6 Therefore I despise myself^(C)
    and repent^(D) in dust and ashes.”^(E)