Job 40

¹And the Lord said to Job :

²Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty ? He who argues with God , let him answer it.

³Then Job answered the Lord and said :

⁴Behold , I am of small account ; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth .

⁵I have spoken once , and I will not answer ; twice , but I will proceed no further .

⁶Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said :

⁷Dress for action like a man ; I will question you, and you make it known to me.

⁸Will you even put me in the wrong ? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right ?

⁹Have you an arm like God , and can you thunder with a voice like his?

¹⁰Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity ; clothe yourself with glory and splendor .

¹¹Pour out the overflowings of your anger , and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.

¹²Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand .

¹³Hide them all in the dust together ; bind their faces in the world below .

¹⁴Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

¹⁵Behold , Behemoth , which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox .

¹⁶Behold , his strength in his loins , and his power in the muscles of his belly .

¹⁷He makes his tail stiff like a cedar ; the sinews of his thighs are knit together .

¹⁸His bones are tubes of bronze , his limbs like bars of iron .

¹⁹He is the first of the works of God ; let him who made him bring near his sword !

²⁰For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play .

²¹Under the lotus plants he lies , in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh .

²²For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.

²³Behold , if the river is turbulent he is not frightened ; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth .

²⁴Can one take him by his eyes , or pierce his nose with a snare ?