Job 40
1 And the Lord God answered Job, and said,
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 Will [any one] pervert judgement with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 And Job answered and said to the Lord,
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: and what shall I answer to these [arguments]? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
5 I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, [saying],
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 Nay, gird up now your loins like a man; and I will ask you, and do you answer me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Do not set aside my judgement: and do you think that I have dealt with you in any other way, than that you might appear to be righteous?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 Hast you an arm like the Lord's? or do you thunder with a voice like his?
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe yourself with glory and honour.
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.
Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.
13 And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 [Then] will I confess that your right hand can save [you].
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 But now look at the wild beasts with you; they eat grass like oxen.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is [as] cast iron.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and [so do] the bushes of the field.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 [Yet one] shall take him in his sight; [one] shall catch [him] with a cord, and pierce his nose.
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
