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