40:4 No, I am insignificant. How could I reply to you? I will put my hand over my mouth.
40:5 I spoke once, but I cannot defend it. Twice, but I will not go any further.
40:6 Then the Lord answered Job from the violent storm. He said:
40:7 Get ready for action like a man! Then I will ask you questions, and you will inform me.
40:8 Will you really deny that I am just? Will you convict me, so that you can be acquitted?
40:9 Do you have an arm like God’s arm? Does your voice thunder like his?
40:10 Go ahead, please. Adorn yourself with dignity and honor. Clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
40:11 Pour out your overflowing anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low.
40:12 Look at every proud man and humble him. Trample the wicked where they stand.
40:13 Bury them all together in the dust. Cover their faces in the hidden place.
40:14 Then I will praise you and admit that your right hand can save you.
40:15 Take a look at Behemoth, which I made just as I made you. He eats grass like cattle.
40:16 Would you look at the power of his hips and the strength of the muscles of his belly!
40:17 He stiffens his tail like a cedar. The tendons of his thighs are tight.
40:18 His bones are tubes of bronze. His skeleton is like bars of iron.
40:19 He stands at the head of God’s creatures, but his Maker draws near with his sword.
40:20 Yes, the mountains carry their floodwaters to him. All the wild animals play there.
40:21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
40:22 The lotus plants cover him with their shadows. Poplars by the stream surround him.
40:23 The river rages, but he is not frightened. He remains calm even if the Jordan bursts into his mouth.
40:24 Can people capture him by his eyes? Can they pierce his nose with a hook?
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