Job 40
And the Lord addressed Job, 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.
Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, 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.
Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform 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 indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down 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 altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass 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, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
