Job 40
1 Moreover Jehovah spake to Job, and said:
And Jehovah answered Job and said,
2 Will the censurer of the Almighty contend with him? Will the reprover of God answer?
Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:
And Job answered Jehovah and said,
4 Behold, I am vile! what can I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken, but I will not speak again; Yea, twice, but I will say no more.
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 Then spake Jehovah to Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
7 Gird up now thy loins like a man! I will ask thee, and do thou instruct me!
Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
8 Wilt thou even disannul my right? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayst be righteous?
Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Hast thou an arm like God's? Or canst thou thunder with thy voice like him?
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself with grandeur and majesty, And array thyself in splendor and glory!
Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
11 Send forth the fury of thy wrath! Look upon every proud one, and abase him!
Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
12 Look upon every proud one, and bring him low; Yea, tread down the wicked in their place!
Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
13 Hide them in the dust together; Shut up their faces in darkness!
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
14 Then, indeed, will I give thee the praise, That thine own right hand can save thee.
Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
15 Behold the river-horse, which I have made as well as thyself; He feedeth on grass like the ox.
See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Behold, what strength is in his loins! And what force in the muscles of his belly!
Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 He bendeth his tail, like the cedar, And the sinews of his thighs are twisted together.
He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
18 His bones are pipes of brass, And his limbs are bars of iron.
His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
19 He is chief among the works of God; He that made him gave him his sword.
He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
20 For the mountains supply him with food, Where all the beasts of the field play.
For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth down under the lote-plants, In the covert of reeds, and in the fens.
He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
22 The lote-plants cover him with their shadow, And the willows of the brook compass him about.
Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Lo! the stream overfloweth, but he starteth not; He is unmoved though Jordan rush forth even to his mouth.
Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
24 Can one take him before his eyes, Or pierce his nose with hooks?
Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
