Justas you do not knowthe pathof the windand how bones[are formed] in the wombof the pregnantwoman,soyou do not knowthe activityof Godwhomakesallthings.
"The Almighty--we cannotfindHim; He is exaltedin powerAnd He will not doviolenceto justiceand abundantrighteousness.
"Wherewere you when I laidthe foundationof the earth?Tell[Me], ifyou haveunderstanding,
Who doesgreatand unsearchablethings,Wonderswithoutnumber.
O LORD,howmanyare Your works!In wisdomYou have madethem all;The earthis fullof Your possessions.
Many,O LORDmy God,are the wonderswhich You have done,And Your thoughtstowardus; Thereis noneto comparewith You. If I would declareand speakof them, They would be toonumerousto count.
Howgreatare Your works,O LORD!Your thoughtsare verydeep.
And I setmy mindto seekand exploreby wisdomconcerningallthat has been doneunderheaven.[It] is a grievoustask[which] Godhas givento the sonsof mento be afflictedwith.
Blowingtowardthe south,Then turningtowardthe north,The windcontinuesswirlingalong;And on its circularcoursesthe windreturns.
He who watchesthe windwill not sowand he who looksat the cloudswill not reap.
I have seenthe taskwhichGodhas giventhe sonsof menwith which to occupythemselves.
He has madeeverythingappropriatein its time.He has alsoseteternityin their heart,yetsothat manwill not findout the workwhichGodhas donefrom the beginningeven to the end.
Whathas beenis remoteand exceedinglymysterious.Whocan discoverit?
and I saweveryworkof God,[I concluded] that mancannotdiscoverthe workwhichhas been doneunderthe sun.Even thoughmanshould seeklaboriously,he will not discover;and thoughthe wisemanshould say,"I know,"he cannotdiscover.
Do you not know?Have you not heard?The EverlastingGod,the LORD,the Creatorof the endsof the earthDoes not becomewearyor tired.His understandingis inscrutable.
"The windblowswhereit wishesand you hearthe soundof it, but do not knowwhereit comesfrom and whereit is going;sois everyonewho is bornof the Spirit."
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
