[1]And the LORD said to Job: [2]"Shall a faultfinder
contend with the Almighty? Anyone who argues with God must respond."
[3]Then Job answered the LORD: [4]"See, I am of
small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. [5]I have
spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but will proceed no further."
[6]Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
[7]"Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you declare to
me. [8]Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be
justified? [9]Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like
his?
[10]"Deck yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe
yourself with glory and splendor. [11]Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on all who are proud, and abase them. [12]Look on all who are proud,
and bring them low; tread down the wicked where they stand. [13]Hide them all
in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. [14]Then I will also
acknowledge to you that your own right hand can give you victory.
[15]"Look at Behemoth, which I made just as I made
you; it eats grass like an ox. [16]Its strength is in its loins, and its power
in the muscles of its belly. [17]It makes its tail stiff like a cedar; the
sinews of its thighs are knit together. [18]Its bones are tubes of bronze, its
limbs like bars of iron.
[19]"It is the first of the great acts of God - only
its Maker can approach it with the sword. [20]For the mountains yield food for
it where all the wild animals play. [21]Under the lotus plants it lies, in the
covert of the reeds and in the marsh. [22]The lotus trees cover it for shade;
the willows of the wadi surround it. [23]Even if the river is turbulent, it is
not frightened; it is confident though Jordan rushes against its mouth. [24]Can
one take it with hooks or pierce its nose with a snare?
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