²² “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow^(A)
    or seen the storehouses^(B) of the hail,^(C)
23 which I reserve for times of trouble,^(D)
    for days of war and battle?^(E)
24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,^(F)
    or the place where the east winds^(G) are scattered over the earth?^(H)
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
    and a path for the thunderstorm,^(I)
26 to water^(J) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,^(K)
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
    and make it sprout with grass?^(L)
28 Does the rain have a father?^(M)
    Who fathers the drops of dew?
²⁹ From whose womb comes the ice?
    Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens^(N)
30 when the waters become hard as stone,
    when the surface of the deep is frozen?^(O)

³¹ “Can you bind the chains^[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?^(P)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations^(Q) in their seasons^[b]
    or lead out the Bear^[c] with its cubs?^(R)
33 Do you know the laws^(S) of the heavens?^(T)
    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?^(U)
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?^(V)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
³⁶ Who gives the ibis wisdom^[e](W)
    or gives the rooster understanding?^[f](X)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars^(Y) of the heavens^(Z)
38 when the dust becomes hard^(AA)
    and the clods of earth stick together?^(AB)

³⁹ “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
    and satisfy the hunger of the lions^(AC)
40 when they crouch in their dens^(AD)
    or lie in wait in a thicket?^(AE)
41 Who provides food^(AF) for the raven^(AG)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?^(AH)