Di Papa Answer From Inside di Whirlwind
Our Papa answer at last, from inside whirlwind and with questions, no be explanation. Where you dey when dem lay the earth foundation, when dem wrap the sea for cloud? Who be papa of the rain, who dey feed the lions, who dey hear the raven pikin dem? Dem no mention Job suffering at all.
38 1Den our Papa answer Job from inside di whirlwind: a a v1 Afta thirty-five chapters wey Job im friends dey argue about one God wey dey far, wey dem neva sabi as Papa, our Papa imself come talk from inside di storm — face to face wit im pikin wey dey suffer.
2"Na who be dis wey dey make my plan dark wit words wey no get sense? 3Gird yourself like man; I go ask you question, and you go answer me. 4Where you dey wen I lay di foundation of di earth? Tell me, if you get understanding. 5Na who set im measurement—for sure you sabi! Or na who stretch di measuring line across am? 6Na wetin dem sink im footing on top, or na who lay im cornerstone, 7wen di morning stars sing togeda and all di heavenly beings shout for joy? 8Or na who shut di sea wit doors wen e burst comot from di belle, 9wen I make di clouds im cloth and thick darkness im wrapper, 10wen I fix my limit for am and set im bars and doors, 11and I talk say, 'Na so far you fit come, but no pass here; na here your proud waves must stop'? 12You don ever command di morning, or show di dawn im place, 13so e fit hold di edges of di earth and shake di wicked people comot from am? 14Di earth dey take shape like clay wey dem press wit seal, and im features dey stand out like di folds of cloth. 15Dem hold back di light from di wicked people, and dem break di arm wey dem raise up. 16You don travel go di springs of di sea, or waka inside di deep-deep places of di ocean? 17Dem don show you di gates of death, or you don see di gates of deep darkness? 18You don understand how di earth wide reach? Tell me, if you sabi all dis tins. 19Where di road dey go di home of light, and where di place wey darkness dey stay, 20so you fit lead am go im own territory and sabi di paths wey go im house? 21For sure you sabi, becos you don already born, and di number of your days plenty well well! 22You don enter di storehouses of di snow, or see di storehouses of di hail, 23wey I don keep for time of trouble, for di day of battle and war? 24Wetin be di road wey go di place where dem dey share di light, or where di east wind dey scatter over di earth? 25Na who cut channel for di heavy rain and path for di thunderstorm, 26to bring rain for land where nobody dey live, for desert where no human being dey, 27to satisfy di dry and empty ground and make di thirsty land bring out grass? 28Rain get papa? Na who born di drops of dew? 29Na from who belle di ice comot, and na who born di frost of heaven, 30wen di waters hard like stone and di top of di deep freeze solid? 31You fit tie di chains of di Pleiades, or loose di cords of Orion? b b v31 Di Pleiades na cluster of stars wey pack togeda tight; Orion na big constellation — di two of dem na landmarks wey people sabi well for di night sky. 32You fit bring out di constellations for dia season, or lead di Bear wit im pikin dem? 33You sabi di laws of di heavens? You fit set dia rule over di earth? 34You fit raise your voice go di clouds and make flood of water cover you? 35You fit send out di lightning so dem go go, and dem report give you say, 'Na here we dey'? 36Na who put wisdom for inside di heart, or give understanding to di mind? 37Na who get di wisdom to count di clouds? Na who fit pour di water pots of heaven, 38wen di dust harden come turn one lump and di clods stick togeda? 39You fit hunt prey for di lioness, or satisfy di hunger of di young lions, 40wen dem crouch inside dia dens or lie down dey wait inside di bush? 41Na who dey provide food for di raven wen im pikin dem dey cry to me and dey waka about becos dem no get food?"
