Job 40
1 And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
And YHWH answers Job and says:
2 Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
“Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”
3 Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
And Job answers YHWH and says:
4 Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
“Behold, I have been vile, What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
I have spoken once, and I do not answer, And twice, and I do not add.”
6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
And YHWH answers Job out of the whirlwind and says:
7 Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
“Now gird your loins as a man, I ask you, and you cause Me to know.
8 Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, That you may be righteous?
9 But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
And do you have an arm like God? And do you thunder with a voice like His?
10 Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
Now put on excellence and loftiness, Indeed, put on splendor and beauty.
11 Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
Scatter abroad the wrath of your anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.
12 Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
See every proud one—humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
And even I praise you, For your right hand gives salvation to you.
15 Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
Now behold, behemoth, That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
16 Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
17 He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
He bends his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
18 His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
His bones [are] tubes of bronze, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
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] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
20 But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
For mountains bear food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
21 Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
He lies down under shades, In a secret place of reed and marsh.
22 Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, Willows of the brook cover him.
23 Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
Behold, a flood oppresses—he does not hurry, He is confident though Jordan Comes forth to his mouth.
24 Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
Does [one] take him by his eyes? Does [one] pierce the nose with snares?”
