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40:1  The Lord continued to respond to Job:
40:2  Will the one who disputes with the Almighty correct him? God’s instructor must answer him.
40:3  Job responded to the Lord:
40:4  Look, I’m of little worth. What can I answer you? I’ll put my hand over my mouth.
40:5  I have spoken once, I won’t answer; twice, I won’t do it again.
40:6  The Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
40:7  Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.
40:8  Would you question my justice, deem me guilty so you can be innocent?
40:9  Or do you have an arm like God; can you thunder with a voice like him?
40:10  Adorn yourself with splendor and majesty; clothe yourself with honor and esteem.
40:11  Unleash your raging anger; look on all the proud and humble them.
40:12  Look on all the proud and debase them; trample the wicked in their place.
40:13  Hide them together in the dust; bind their faces in a hidden place.
40:14  Then I, even I, will praise you, for your strong hand has delivered you.
40:15  Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you; he eats grass like cattle.
40:16  Look, his strength is in his thighs, his power in stomach muscles.
40:17  He stiffens his tail like a cedar; the tendons in his thighs are tightly woven.
40:18  His bones are like bronze tubes, his limbs like iron bars.
40:19  He is the first of God’s acts; only his maker can come near him with a sword.
40:20  Indeed, the hills bring him tribute, places where all the wild animals play.
40:21  He lies under the lotuses, under the cover of reed and marsh.
40:22  The lotuses screen him with shade; poplars of the stream surround him.
40:23  If the river surges, he doesn’t hurry; he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth.
40:24  Can he be seized by his eyes? Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks?