Job 40
1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
Et adiecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Iob:
2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit? utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.
3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
Respondens autem Iob Domino, dixit:
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Qui leviter locutus sum, respondere quid possum? manum meam ponam super os meum.
5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem: et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.
6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Respondens autem Dominus Iob de turbine, dixit:
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos: interrogabo te: et indica mihi.
8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
Numquid irritum facies iudicium meum: et condemnabis me, ut te iustificeris?
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Et si habes brachium sicut Deus, et si voce simili tonas?
10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
Circumda tibi decorem, et in sublime erigere, et esto gloriosus, et speciosis induere vestibus.
11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
Disperge superbos in furore tuo, et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.
12 Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Respice cunctos superbos, et confunde eos, et contere impios in loco suo.
13 Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].
Absconde eos in pulvere simul, et facies eorum demerge in foveam:
14 Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.
15 Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
Ecce, Behemoth, quem feci tecum, fœnum quasi bos comedet:
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
Fortitudo eius in lumbis eius, et virtus illius in umbilico ventris eius.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum, nervi testiculorum eius perplexi sunt.
18 His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
Ossa eius velut fistulæ æris, cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
Ipse est principium viarum Dei, qui fecit eum, applicabit gladium eius.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
Huic montes herbas ferunt: omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami, et in locis humentibus.
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
Protegunt umbræ umbram eius, circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
Ecce, absorbebit fluvium, et non mirabitur: et habet fiduciam quod influat Iordanis in os eius.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
In oculis eius quasi hamo capiet eum, et in sudibus perforabit nares eius.
