Job 40
1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
2 Shall he who quibbles contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.
Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
4 Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer, yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man. I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.
Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
8 Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?
Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
9 Or have thou an arm like God? And can thou thunder with a voice like him?
But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity, and array thyself with honor and majesty.
Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger, and look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.
Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low, and tread down the wicked where they stand.
Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Hide them in the dust altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
14 Then I will also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made as well as thee. He eats grass as an ox.
Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
18 His bones are as tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.
His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
19 He is a beginning of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.
Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook encompass him about.
Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
23 Behold, if a river overflows, he does not tremble. He is confident though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
