Job 40
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| Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said, |
| Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. |
| Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, |
| Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. |
| Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. |
| Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
| Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. |
| Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? |
| Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him? |
| Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty. |
| Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him. |
| Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand. |
| Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place]. |
| Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee. |
| Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox. |
| Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly. |
| He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
| His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron. |
| He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword. |
| Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play. |
| He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen. |
| The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about. |
| Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. |
| Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare? |
