Job 40
1 And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on 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 not repeat it again.
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Look on every proud one, and bend 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 altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 But truly the mountains bear for him his 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 Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
