40:4 “I am not worthy to speak! What can I say to you? I cannot answer you! I will put my hand over my mouth.
40:5 I spoke once, but I will not speak again. I spoke twice, but I will not say anything more.”
40:6 Then the Lord spoke to Job again from the storm:
40:7 “Brace yourself and get ready to answer the questions I will ask you.
40:8 “Are you trying to show that I am unfair? Are you trying to look innocent by saying that I am guilty?
40:9 Are your arms as strong as mine? Do you have a voice like mine that is as loud as thunder?
40:10 If so, you can be proud and wear glory and honor like clothes.
40:11 If you are as powerful as God, then show your anger! Punish those who are proud and humble them.
40:12 Yes, just look at the proud and make them humble. Crush those evil people where they stand.
40:13 Bury them all in the dirt. Wrap their bodies up and put them in their graves.
40:14 If you can do any of these things, then even I will praise you. And I will admit that you can save yourself by your own power.
40:15 “Look at the behemoth. I made the behemoth, and I made you. He eats grass like a cow.
40:16 But he has great strength in his body. The muscles in his stomach are powerful.
40:17 His tail stands strong like a cedar tree. His leg muscles are very strong.
40:18 His bones are as strong as bronze. His legs are like iron bars.
40:19 The behemoth is the most amazing animal I made, but I can defeat him.
40:20 He eats the grass that grows on the hills where the wild animals play.
40:21 He lies under the lotus plants. He hides among the reeds of the swamp.
40:22 The lotus plants hide him in their shade. He lives under the willow trees that grow near the river.
40:23 If the river floods, the behemoth will not run away. He is not afraid if the Jordan River splashes on his face.
40:24 No one can blind his eyes and capture him. No one can catch him in a trap.
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