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40:1  Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
40:2  Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it.
40:3  Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
40:4  Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
40:5  Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
40:6  Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
40:7  Gird up your loins now like a man: I will demand of you, and declare you unto me.
40:8  Will you also annul my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?
40:9  Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?
40:10  Deck yourself now with majesty and splendor; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
40:11  Put forth the rage of your wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
40:12  Look on every one that 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 secret.
40:14  Then will I also confess unto you that your own right hand can save you.
40:15  Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass as an ox.
40:16  Lo 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 as strong pieces of bronze; his bones are like bars of iron.
40:19  He is the first of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
40:20  Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
40:21  He lies under the shady trees, in the hiding of the reeds, and marsh.
40:22  The shady trees cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
40:23  Behold, though a river rages, he fears not: he is confident though the Jordan rushes into his mouth.
40:24  He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares.