Job 40
1 And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —
And Jehovah answered Job and said,
2 Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —
And Job answered Jehovah and said,
4 Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on 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 proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: —
And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
7 Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
8 Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
9 But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;
Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
11 Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;
Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
12 Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
13 Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
14 And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
15 Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his 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 down his tail like a cedar, 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 barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron:
His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
19 He, is the beginning of the ways of GOD, Let his maker, present him his sword:
He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
20 Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;
For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;
He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Lo! the river becometh insolent—he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth:
Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
24 Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?
Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
