Job 40
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.
13 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
