Job 40
1 Moreover Yhwh answered Job, and said,
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth 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 Yhwh, and said,
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine 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: 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 answered Yhwh unto 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 also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or 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 behold 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; and bind their faces in secret.
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 navel of his belly.
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones 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 as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he 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, where all the beasts of the field play.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 The shady 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, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
