Job 40
1 And Jehovah answered Job and said,
And the Lord went on, and said to Job:
2 Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.
3 And Job answered Jehovah and said,
Then Job answered the Lord, and said:
4 Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more.
6 And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
7 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
8 Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
11 Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
12 Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
14 Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
15 See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
17 He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
19 He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
20 For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
21 He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
22 Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
23 Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
24 Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
