Job 40
1 God continued speaking to Job.
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 “Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 Job answered the Lord,
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 “Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
5 I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 “Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor!
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.
13 Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 Consider Behemoth, a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly.
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 It is the most important example of what God can do; only the one who made it can approach it with a sword.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 It lies under the lotus; it hides in the reeds of the marsh.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
