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13 Who gave him charge over the earth,
    and who laid on him[a] the whole world?(A)

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  1. 34.13 Heb lacks on him

13 Who appointed(A) him over the earth?
    Who put him in charge of the whole world?(B)

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11 Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.(A)

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11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power(A)
    and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
    for everything in heaven and earth is yours.(B)
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.(C)

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34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”(A)
35 “Or who has given a gift to him,
    to receive a gift in return?”

36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.(B)

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34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has been his counselor?”[a](A)
35 “Who has ever given to God,
    that God should repay them?”[b](B)
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.(C)
    To him be the glory forever! Amen.(D)

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  1. Romans 11:34 Isaiah 40:13
  2. Romans 11:35 Job 41:11

35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
    and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
    and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
    or say to him, “What have you done?”(A)

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35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(A)
He does as he pleases(B)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(C) his hand(D)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(E)

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13 Who has directed the spirit of the Lord
    or as his counselor has instructed him?(A)
14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment,
    and who taught him the path of justice?
[[Who taught him knowledge
    and showed him the way of understanding?

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13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](A) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(B)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(C)
    or showed him the path of understanding?(D)

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or mind

23 Ages ago I was set up,
    at the first, before the beginning of the earth.(A)
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
    when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
    before the hills, I was brought forth,(B)
26 when he had not yet made earth and fields[a]
    or the world’s first bits of soil.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(C)
28 when he made firm the skies above,
    when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,(D)
30     then I was beside him, like a master worker,[b]
and I was daily his[c] delight,
    playing before him always,(E)

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  1. 8.26 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 8.30 Or little child
  3. 8.30 Gk: Heb lacks his

23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
    when there were no springs overflowing with water;(A)
25 before the mountains were settled in place,(B)
    before the hills, I was given birth,(C)
26 before he made the world or its fields
    or any of the dust of the earth.(D)
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(E)
    when he marked out the horizon(F) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(G)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(H)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(I)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(J)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(K)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(L)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child

Will you even put me in the wrong?
    Will you condemn me that you may be justified?(A)
Have you an arm like God,
    and can you thunder with a voice like his?(B)

10 “Deck yourself with majesty and dignity;
    clothe yourself with glory and splendor.(C)
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
    and look on all who are proud and humble them.(D)

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“Would you discredit my justice?(A)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(B)
Do you have an arm like God’s,(C)
    and can your voice(D) thunder like his?(E)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
    and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(F)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,(G)
    look at all who are proud and bring them low,(H)

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“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
    Tell me, if you have understanding.(A)
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
    Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
    or who laid its cornerstone(B)
when the morning stars sang together
    and all the heavenly beings[a] shouted for joy?(C)

“Or who shut in the sea with doors
    when it burst out from the womb,(D)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and thick darkness its swaddling band,(E)
10 and prescribed bounds for it,
    and set bars and doors,(F)
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come and no farther,
    and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?(G)

12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began
    and caused the dawn to know its place,(H)
13 so that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth,
    and the wicked be shaken out of it?(I)
14 It is changed like clay under the seal,
    and it is dyed[b] like a garment.
15 Light is withheld from the wicked,
    and their uplifted arm is broken.(J)

16 “Have you entered into the springs of the sea
    or walked in the recesses of the deep?(K)
17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
    or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?(L)
18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
    Declare, if you know all this.(M)

19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
    and where is the place of darkness,
20 that you may take it to its territory
    and that you may discern the paths to its home?(N)
21 Surely you know, for you were born then,
    and the number of your days is great!(O)

22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
    or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,(P)
23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
    for the day of battle and war?(Q)
24 What is the way to the place where the light is distributed
    or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?(R)

25 “Who has cut a channel for the torrents of rain
    and a way for the thunderbolt,(S)
26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives,
    on the desert, which is empty of human life,(T)
27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
    and to make the ground put forth grass?(U)

28 “Has the rain a father,
    or who has fathered the drops of dew?(V)
29 From whose womb did the ice come forth,
    and who has given birth to the hoarfrost of heaven?(W)
30 The waters become hard like stone,
    and the face of the deep is frozen.

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades
    or loose the cords of Orion?(X)
32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season,
    or can you guide the Bear with its children?
33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
    Can you establish their rule on the earth?(Y)

34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
    so that a flood of waters may cover you?(Z)
35 Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go
    and say to you, ‘Here we are’?(AA)
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts[c]
    or given understanding to the mind?[d](AB)
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?

39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion
    or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,(AC)
40 when they crouch in their dens
    or lie in wait in their covert?(AD)
41 Who provides for the raven its prey,
    when its young ones cry to God
    and wander about for lack of food?(AE)

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Footnotes

  1. 38.7 Heb sons of God
  2. 38.14 Cn: Heb and they stand forth
  3. 38.36 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  4. 38.36 Meaning of Heb uncertain

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.(B)
Who marked off its dimensions?(C) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line(D) across it?
On what were its footings set,(E)
    or who laid its cornerstone(F)
while the morning stars(G) sang together(H)
    and all the angels[a](I) shouted for joy?(J)

“Who shut up the sea behind doors(K)
    when it burst forth from the womb,(L)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,(M)
10 when I fixed limits for it(N)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(O)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(P)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(Q)

12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,(R)
    or shown the dawn its place,(S)
13 that it might take the earth by the edges
    and shake the wicked(T) out of it?(U)
14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;(V)
    its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 The wicked are denied their light,(W)
    and their upraised arm is broken.(X)

16 “Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
    or walked in the recesses of the deep?(Y)
17 Have the gates of death(Z) been shown to you?
    Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?(AA)
18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?(AB)
    Tell me, if you know all this.(AC)

19 “What is the way to the abode of light?
    And where does darkness reside?(AD)
20 Can you take them to their places?
    Do you know the paths(AE) to their dwellings?
21 Surely you know, for you were already born!(AF)
    You have lived so many years!

22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow(AG)
    or seen the storehouses(AH) of the hail,(AI)
23 which I reserve for times of trouble,(AJ)
    for days of war and battle?(AK)
24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,(AL)
    or the place where the east winds(AM) are scattered over the earth?(AN)
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
    and a path for the thunderstorm,(AO)
26 to water(AP) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,(AQ)
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
    and make it sprout with grass?(AR)
28 Does the rain have a father?(AS)
    Who fathers the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice?
    Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens(AT)
30 when the waters become hard as stone,
    when the surface of the deep is frozen?(AU)

31 “Can you bind the chains[b] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?(AV)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations(AW) in their seasons[c]
    or lead out the Bear[d] with its cubs?(AX)
33 Do you know the laws(AY) of the heavens?(AZ)
    Can you set up God’s[e] dominion over the earth?

34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?(BA)
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?(BB)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[f](BC)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[g](BD)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(BE) of the heavens(BF)
38 when the dust becomes hard(BG)
    and the clods of earth stick together?(BH)

39 “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
    and satisfy the hunger of the lions(BI)
40 when they crouch in their dens(BJ)
    or lie in wait in a thicket?(BK)
41 Who provides food(BL) for the raven(BM)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?(BN)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 38:31 Septuagint; Hebrew beauty
  3. Job 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
  4. Job 38:32 Or out Leo
  5. Job 38:33 Or their
  6. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  7. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

23 Who has prescribed for him his way,
    or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?(A)

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23 Who has prescribed his ways(A) for him,(B)
    or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?(C)

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