40:1 And the LORD answered Job and said, |
40:2 "Shall he who contends with the Almighty instruct Him? He who reproves God, let him answer it." |
40:3 And Job answered the LORD and said, |
40:4 "Behold, I am vile! What shall I answer You? I will lay my hand on my mouth. |
40:5 Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further." |
40:6 And the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
40:7 "Gird up your loins now like a man. I will demand of you, and you declare unto Me. |
40:8 Will you even annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be righteous? |
40:9 And have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? |
40:10 Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency, and array yourself with glory and beauty. |
40:11 Cast abroad the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone who is proud, and abase him. |
40:12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. |
40:13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in darkness. |
40:14 Then I will also confess to you that your own right hand can save you. |
40:15 Now behold the behemoth, which I made along with you; he eats grass like an ox; |
40:16 See, now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. |
40:17 He moves his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
40:18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his ribs are like bars of iron. |
40:19 He is the first of the ways of God; let his Maker bring His sword near. |
40:20 For the mountains yield food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there. |
40:21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed and the marsh. |
40:22 The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook surround him. |
40:23 Behold, if a river overflows, he does not run away; he is confident even if Jordan swells up to his mouth. |
40:24 Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, or pierce through his nose with a trap?" |