36 Who put wisdom(A) in the heart[a]
or gave the mind understanding?
37 Who has the wisdom to number the clouds?
Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven
38 when the dust hardens like cast metal
and the clods of dirt stick together?

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Footnotes

  1. 38:36 Or the inner self; Ps 51:6

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