40:4 Look, I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.
40:5 I have spoken once, I will not reply; twice, but I will do so no more.
40:6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm and said:
40:7 Gird up your loins now, like a man. I will question you, and you tell me the answers!
40:8 Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified?
40:9 Have you an arm like that of God, or can you thunder with a voice like his?
40:10 Adorn yourself with grandeur and majesty, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
40:11 Let loose the fury of your wrath; look at everyone who is proud and bring them down.
40:12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble them. Tear down the wicked in their place,
40:13 bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.
40:14 Then will I too praise you, for your own right hand can save you.
40:15 Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you, who feeds on grass like an ox.
40:16 See the strength in his loins, the power in the sinews of his belly.
40:17 He carries his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are like cables.
40:18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs are like iron rods.
40:19 He is the first of God’s ways, only his maker can approach him with a sword.
40:20 For the mountains bring him produce, and all wild animals make sport there.
40:21 Under lotus trees he lies, in coverts of the reedy swamp.
40:22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; all about him are the poplars in the wadi.
40:23 If the river grows violent, he is not disturbed; he is tranquil though the Jordan surges about his mouth.
40:24 Who can capture him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a trap?
40:25 Can you lead Leviathan about with a hook, or tie down his tongue with a rope?
40:26 Can you put a ring into his nose, or pierce through his cheek with a gaff?
40:27 Will he then plead with you, time after time, or address you with tender words?
40:28 Will he make a covenant with you that you may have him as a slave forever?
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