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 feel 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 feel 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 feels proud, and make him low.

40:12  "Look on everyone who acts proudly, 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 knit together.

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

40:19  "He appears 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 does not feel alarm; He feels confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

40:24  "Can anyone capture him when he shows vigilance, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?