1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said: |
2 "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it." |
3 Then Job answered the LORD and said: |
4 "Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. |
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further." |
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: |
7 "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me: |
8 "Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? |
9 Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? |
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and array yourself with glory and beauty. |
11 Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. |
12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place. |
13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness. |
14 Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you. |
15 "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. |
16 See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. |
17 He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. |
18 His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. |
19 He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. |
20 Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there. |
21 He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. |
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. |
23 Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth, |
24 Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare. |