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Job 38:36-38
Modern English Version

36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts,
    or who has given understanding to the heart?[a]
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
    Or who can empty out the bottles of heaven,
38 when the dust turns into hard clumps
    and the clods stick together?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 The Heb. may refer to celestial bodies.
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Job 38:36-38
New International Version

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](A)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](B)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(C) of the heavens(D)
38 when the dust becomes hard(E)
    and the clods of earth stick together?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
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