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36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts[a]
    or given understanding to the mind?[b](A)
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?

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Footnotes

  1. 38.36 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 38.36 Meaning of Heb uncertain

36 “Who sets wisdom within you,
    or imbues your mind with understanding?
37 Who has the wisdom to be able to count the clouds,
    or to empty[a] the water jars of heaven,
38 when dust dries into a mass
    and then breaks apart into clods?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:37 Lit. cause to rest, lie down

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](A)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](B)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(C) of the heavens(D)
38 when the dust becomes hard(E)
    and the clods of earth stick together?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.