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The Book of Job, Chapter 38, Verse 34

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33
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
King James Version
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
American Standard Version
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
New English Translation
Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
World English Bible
"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?
35
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]?
36
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40
When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
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Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2
Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.