Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
And the Lord went on, and said to Job:
2 Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it.
Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Then Job answered the Lord, and said:
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
7 Gird up your loins now like a man: I will demand of you, and declare you unto me.
Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
8 Will you also nullify my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?
Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
9 Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?
And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
11 Cast abroad the rage of your wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and bring low him.
Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, 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 all that are proud, and confound them, and crush 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 plunge their faces into the pit.
14 Then will I also confess unto you that your own right hand can save you.
Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass as an ox.
Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are 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 gristle like plates 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 beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
21 He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
23 Behold, he drinks up a river, and hastes not: he trusts that he can draw up Jordan 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 He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares.
In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
