| Job 40:1 |
And Jehovah answered Job and said, |
| Job 40:2 |
Shall one who finds fault contend with the Almighty? / Let him who argues with God answer it. |
| Job 40:3 |
Then Job answered Jehovah and said, |
| Job 40:4 |
Indeed, I am worthless. What shall I reply to You? / I lay my hand over my mouth. |
| Job 40:5 |
I have spoken once, and I will not answer; / And twice, and I will proceed no further. |
| Job 40:6 |
And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, |
| Job 40:7 |
Gird up now your loins like a mighty man; / For I will ask of you, and you shall inform Me. |
| Job 40:8 |
Will you indeed annul My judgment? / Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified? |
| Job 40:9 |
Or do you have an arm like God's, / And can you thunder with a voice like His? |
| Job 40:10 |
Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency, / And array yourself with honor and splendor. |
| Job 40:11 |
Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, / And look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him. |
| Job 40:12 |
Look upon everyone who is proud; bring him down; / And tread down the wicked where they stand. |
| Job 40:13 |
Hide them in the dust together; / Bind their faces in the hidden place. |
| Job 40:14 |
Then even I will praise you, / That your own right hand can save you. |
| Job 40:15 |
Behold now the behemoth, which I made as well as you: / He eats grass like the ox. |
| Job 40:16 |
Behold now, his strength is in his loins, / And his power is in the muscles of his belly. |
| Job 40:17 |
He bends his tail like a cedar; / The sinews of his thighs knit together. |
| Job 40:18 |
His bones are like bronze tubes; / His limbs, like iron bars. |
| Job 40:19 |
He is the first of God's ways; / [Only] his Maker can approach [him] with His sword. |
| Job 40:20 |
For the mountains yield food for him, / Where every animal of the field plays. |
| Job 40:21 |
Under the lotus plants he lies down, / In the covert of the reed and the marsh. |
| Job 40:22 |
The lotus plants cover him with their shade; / The willows of the brook surround him. |
| Job 40:23 |
Indeed, if a river overflows, he does not tremble; / He is confident, though the Jordan rushes against his mouth. |
| Job 40:24 |
Will anyone catch him while he is watching, / Or pierce [his] nose with a snare? |