If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,

“If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say.

Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely righteous One,

If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.

But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.

Who can understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

Have you considered the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know it all!

Do you know the laws of the heavens, or can you set up their rule over the earth?

Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?

Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?

“The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?

Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high?

Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

Will it make numerous supplications to you, will it speak to you with tender words?

“Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox low near its fodder?

Can food that is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

If I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise?’, and the night stretches on and I toss and turn restlessly until the day dawns.

if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.

If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.