Job 40
1 Moreover Yahweh answered Job,
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 “Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 Then Job answered Yahweh,
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 “Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind:
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 “Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush 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 together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 “See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is 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 moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
