²⁵ 
“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
²⁶ 
To bring rain on the uninhabited land,
And on the desert where no man lives,
²⁷ 
To satisfy the barren and desolate ground
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
²⁸ 
“Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
²⁹ 
“Out of whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?
³⁰ 
“Water becomes like stone [and hides itself],
And the surface of the deep is frozen and imprisoned.

³¹ 
“Can you bind the chains of [the cluster of stars called] Pleiades,
Or loose the cords of [the constellation] Orion?
³² 
“Can you lead forth a ^[a]constellation in its season,
And guide [the stars of] the Bear with her ^[b]sons?
³³ 
“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth?

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 [of man, or in the layers of clouds]
Or given understanding to the mind [of man, or to the heavenly display]?
³⁷ 
“Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom,
Or pour out the water jars of the heavens,
³⁸ 
When the dust hardens into a mass
And the clods stick together [because of the heat]?

³⁹ 
“Can you [Job] hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions
⁴⁰ 
When they crouch in their dens
And lie in wait in their lair?
⁴¹ 
“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?