40:1  Then the LORD said to Job,

40:2  "Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it."

40:3  Then Job answered the LORD and said,

40:4  "Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.

40:5  "Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more."

40:6  Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,

40:7  "Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

40:8  "Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

40:9  "Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?

40:10  "Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.

40:11  "Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.

40:12  "Look on everyone who is proud, {and} humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.

40:13  "Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden {place.}

40:14  "Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.

40:15  "Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.

40:16  "Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.

40:17  "He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

40:18  "His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.

40:19  "He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.

40:20  "Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.

40:21  "Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.

40:22  "The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.

40:23  "If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

40:24  "Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce {his} nose?