Job 40
1 And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —
Moreover the LORD answered Job,
2 Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
"Shall he who argues contend with Shaddai? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
3 Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —
Then Job answered the LORD,
4 Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on my mouth:
"Look, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 Once, have I spoken, but I will not proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.
I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."
6 So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: —
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,
7 Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
"Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
8 Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9 But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
Or do you have an arm like God? Can you 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;
"Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
11 Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12 Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush 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 the hidden place.
14 And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
"Look now at the sauropod, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16 Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly;
Look now, his strength is in his thighs. 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 moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron:
His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs 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 the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20 Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;
Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21 Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
The lotuses 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:
Look, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24 Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
