40:4 “Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
40:5 “I have spoken once, but I will not reply again— Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.”
40:6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,
40:7 “Now gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
40:8 “Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void? Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?
40:9 “Have you an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
40:10 “Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty], And array yourself with honor and majesty.
40:11 “Pour out the overflowings of your wrath, And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
40:12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him, And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.
40:13 “[Crush and] hide them in the dust together; Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].
40:14 “[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge That your own right hand can save you.
40:15 “Behold now, Behemoth, which I created as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
40:16 “See now, his strength is in his loins And his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.
40:17 “He sways his tail like a cedar; The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].
40:18 “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
40:19 “He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God; [Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].
40:20 “Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the wild animals play there.
40:21 “He lies down under the lotus plants, In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh.
40:22 “The lotus plants cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
40:23 “If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble; He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.
40:24 “Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?
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