40:4 “I’m not worthy. How can I reply to you? I’m putting my hand over my mouth. I’ll stop talking.
40:5 I spoke once. But I really don’t have any answer. I spoke twice. But I won’t say anything else.”
40:6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said,
40:7 “Get ready to stand up for yourself. I will ask you some more questions. Then I want you to answer me.
40:8 “Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?
40:9 Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?
40:10 Then put on glory and beauty as if they were your clothes. Also put on honor and majesty.
40:11 Let loose your great anger. Look at those who are proud and bring them low.
40:12 Look at proud people and make them humble. Crush evil people right where they are.
40:13 Bury their bodies together in the dust. Cover their faces in the grave.
40:14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
40:15 “Look at Behemoth. It is a huge animal. I made both of you. It eats grass like an ox.
40:16 Look at the strength it has in its hips! What power it has in the muscles of its stomach!
40:17 Its tail sways back and forth like a cedar tree. The tendons of its thighs are close together.
40:18 Its bones are like tubes made out of bronze. Its legs are like rods made out of iron.
40:19 It ranks first among my works. I made it. I can approach it with my sword.
40:20 The hills produce food for it. All the other wild animals play near it.
40:21 It lies under lotus plants. It hides in tall grass in the swamps.
40:22 The lotus plants hide it in their shade. Poplar trees near streams surround it.
40:23 It is not afraid when the river roars. It is secure even when the Jordan River rushes against its mouth.
40:24 Can anyone capture it by its eyes? Can anyone trap it and poke a hole through its nose?
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