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“But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
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God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
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“God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—
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to turn them back from the pit, that the light of life may shine on them.
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He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.
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“His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step.
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He punishes them for their wickedness where everyone can see them,
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If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.
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“The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
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Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?
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See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.
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He fills his hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
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His thunder announces the coming storm; even the cattle make known its approach.
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He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
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So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
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He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
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Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
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“Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,
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The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.
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“What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?
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What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
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Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
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“Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night?
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Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.
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Its snorting throws out flashes of light; its eyes are like the rays of dawn.
