Job 40
And Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: —
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 the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: —
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: —
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
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?
Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Put on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
See every proud one — humble him, 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 together, Their faces bind in secret.
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
And even I — I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Lo, I pray thee, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
His bones [are] tubes of brass, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
For food do mountains bear for him, 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 shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.
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.
Lo, a flood oppresseth — he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Before his eyes doth [one] take him, With snares doth [one] pierce the nose?
