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Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues to challenge Job.
Is it by your wisdom ... for the south?
Yahweh uses this question to prove that Job is not as great as Yahweh. The implicit answer to this question is "no." Alternate translation: "It is not by your wisdom ... for the south." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
stretches out his wings for the south
Here the stretching out of his wings refers to flying. Alternate translation: "flies to the south" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
for the south
In the biblical geography, birds fly south during the winter in order to live in warmer climates.