Job 40
1 Moreover Yhwh answered Job, and said,
And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
3 Then Job answered Yhwh, and said,
Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
6 Then answered Yhwh unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Hide them in the dust altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
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 first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
