38:1 [] Tote apekriqh o KurioV proV ton Iwb ek tou anemostrobilou kai eipe×

38:2 TiV outoV, ostiV skotizei thn boulhn mou dia logwn asunetwn;

38:3 Zwson hdh thn osfun sou wV anhr× dioti qelw se erwthsei, kai fanerwson moi.

38:4 [] Pou hso ote eqemelionon thn ghn; apaggeilon, ean echV sunesin.

38:5 TiV eqese ta metra authV, ean exeurhV; h tiV hplwse staqmhn ep' authn;

38:6 Epi tinoV einai esthrigmena ta qemelia authV; h tiV eqese ton akrogwniaion liqon authV,

38:7 ote ta astra thV aughV eyallon omou kai panteV oi uioi tou Qeou hlalazon;

38:8 h tiV sunekleise thn qalassan me quraV, ote exormwsa exhlqen ek mhtraV;

38:9 ote periebalon authn me nefelhn kai me omiclhn esparganwsa authn,

38:10 kai periwrisa authn dia prostagmatoV mou, kai ebalon moclouV kai pulaV,

38:11 kai eipa, EwV autou qeleiV ercesqai kai den qeleiV uperbh× kai edw qelei suntribesqai h uperhfania twn kumatwn sou;

38:12 [] ProsetaxaV su thn prwian epi twn hmerwn sou; edeixaV eiV thn aughn ton topon authV,

38:13 dia na piash ta escata thV ghV, wste oi kakourgoi na ektinacqwsin ap' authV;

38:14 Auth metamorfoutai wV phloV sfragizomenoV× kai ta panta parousiazontai wV stolh.

38:15 Kai to fwV twn asebwn afaireitai ap' autwn, o de braciwn twn uperhfanwn suntribetai.

38:16 EishlqeV ewV twn phgwn thV qalasshV; h periepathsaV eiV exicniasin thV abussou;

38:17 Hnoicqhsan eiV se tou qanatou ai pulai; h eideV taV quraV thV skiaV tou qanatou;

38:18 EgnwrisaV to platoV thV ghV; apaggeilon, ean enohsaV panta tauta.

38:19 Pou einai h odoV thV katoikiaV tou fwtoV; kai tou skotouV, pou einai o topoV autou,

38:20 dia na sullabhV auto eiV to orion autou kai na gnwrishV taV tribouV thV oikiaV autou;

38:21 GnwrizeiV auto, dioti tote egennhqhV; h dioti o ariqmoV twn hmerwn sou einai poluV;

38:22 EishlqeV eiV touV qhsaurouV thV cionoV; h eideV touV qhsaurouV thV calazhV,

38:23 touV opoiouV fulattw dia ton kairon thV qliyewV dia thn hmeran thV machV kai tou polemou;

38:24 Dia tinoV odou diadidetai to fwV, h o anatolikoV anemoV diaceetai epi thn ghn;

38:25 [] TiV hnoixe ruakaV dia taV ragdaiaV brocaV, h dromon dia thn astraphn thV bronthV,

38:26 dia na ferh brochn epi ghn akatoikhton, eiV erhmon, opou anqrwpoV den uparcei,

38:27 dia na cortash thn abaton kai akatoikhton, kai na anablasthsh ton blaston thV clohV;

38:28 Ecei patera h broch; h tiV egennhse taV stagonaV thV drosou;

38:29 Apo mhtraV tinoV exercetai o pagoV; kai thn pacnhn tou ouranou, tiV egennhse;

38:30 Ta udata sklhrunontai wV liqoV, kai to proswpon thV abussou phgnuetai.

38:31 Dunasai na desmeushV taV glukeiaV epirroaV thV PleiadoV h na lushV ta desma ton WriwnoV;

38:32 Dunasai na ekbalhV ta Zwdia eiV ton kairon autwn; h dunasai na odhghshV ton Arktouron meta twn uiwn autou;

38:33 GnwrizeiV touV nomouV tou ouranou; dunasai na diataxhV taV epirroaV autou epi thn ghn;

38:34 Dunasai na uywshV thn fwnhn sou eiV ta nefh, dia na se skepash afqonia udatwn;

38:35 Dunasai na aposteilhV astrapaV, wste na exelqwsi kai na eipwsi proV se, Idou, hmeiV;

38:36 TiV ebale sofian entoV tou anqrwpou; h tiV edwke sunesin eiV thn kardian autou;

38:37 TiV dunatai na ariqmhsh ta nefh dia sofiaV; h tiV dunatai na kenonh ta doceia tou ouranou,

38:38 dia na cwneuqh to cwma eiV sumphxin kai oi bwloi na sugkollwntai;

38:39 QeleiV kunhghsei qhrama dia ton leonta; h cortasei thn orexin twn skumnwn,

38:40 otan koitwntai en toiV sphlaioiV kai kaqhntai eiV touV krupthraV dia na enedreuwsi;