Job 40
1 And the Lord went on, and said to Job:
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said:
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? 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 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more.
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 His strength is in his loins, and his force 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 setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
