Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
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 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
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, and said:
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 Or 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 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down 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; bind their faces in the hidden place.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars 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; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
