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Rh :Which distil rain from His vapour;
 * Which the skies pour down
 * And drop upon the multitudes of men.
 * Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds,
 * The crashings of His pavilion?
 * Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it;
 * And He covereth the depths of the sea.
 * For by these He judgeth the peoples;
 * He giveth food in abundance.
 * He covereth His hands with the lightning,
 * And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
 * The noise thereof telleth concerning it,
 * The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.


 * At this also my heart trembleth,
 * And is moved out of its place.
 * Hear attentively the noise of His voice,
 * And the sound that goeth out of His mouth.
 * He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,
 * And His lightning unto the ends of the earth.
 * After it a voice roareth;
 * He thundereth with the voice of His majesty;
 * And He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.
 * God thundereth marvellously with His voice;
 * Great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.
 * For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth';
 * Likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.
 * He sealeth up the hand of every man,
 * That all men whom He hath made may know it.
 * Then the beasts go into coverts,
 * And remain in their dens.
 * Out of the Chamber cometh the storm;
 * And cold out of the north.
 * By the breath of God ice is given,
 * And the breadth of the waters is straitened.
 * Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister,
 * He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;
 * And they are turned round about by His guidance,
 * That they may do whatsoever He commandeth them
 * Upon the face of the habitable world:
 * Whether it be for correction, or for His earth,
 * Or for mercy, that He cause it to come.


 * Hearken unto this, O Job;
 * Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
 * Dost thou know how God enjoineth them,
 * And causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?
 * Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds,
 * The wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
 * Thou whose garments are warm,
 * When the earth is still by reason of the south wind;
 * Canst thou with Him spread out the sky,
 * Which is strong as a molten mirror?
 * Teach us what we shall say unto Him;
 * For we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.