Job 40
1 Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —
2 Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
3 Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —
4 Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on my mouth:
5 Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
Once, have I spoken, but I will not proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.
6 Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: —
7 Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
8 Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
9 Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
10 Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;
11 Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;
12 Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.
Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
13 Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;
14 Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
15 Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
16 Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly;
17 When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
He bendeth down his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his thighs, are twisted together;
18 His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars 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, Let his maker, present him his sword:
20 Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;
21 Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;
22 Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
23 Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
Lo! the river becometh insolent—he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth:
24 Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?
