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40:1  The Lord said to Job:
40:2  “Will the person who argues with God All-Powerful correct him? Let the person who accuses God answer him!”
40:3  Then Job answered the Lord:
40:4  “I am not worthy. I cannot answer you anything. I will put my hand over my mouth.
40:5  I spoke one time, but I will not answer again. I even spoke two times, but I will say nothing more.”
40:6  Then the Lord spoke to Job from the storm:
40:7  “Be strong, like a man. I will ask you questions. And you must answer me.
40:8  Would you say that I am unfair? Would you blame me to make yourself look right?
40:9  Are you as strong as God? And can your voice thunder like his?
40:10  If so, then decorate yourself with glory and beauty. And put on honor and greatness as if they were clothing.
40:11  Let your great anger punish. Look at everyone who is proud and make him feel unimportant.
40:12  Look at everyone who is proud and bring him under your control. Crush the wicked wherever they are.
40:13  Bury them all in the dirt together. Cover their faces in the grave.
40:14  If you can do that, then I myself will praise you because you are strong enough to save yourself.
40:15  “Look at Behemoth. I made him just as I made you. He eats grass like an ox.
40:16  Look at the strength he has in his body. The muscles of his stomach are powerful!
40:17  His tail extends like a cedar tree. The muscles of his thighs are woven together.
40:18  His bones are like tubes of bronze metal. His legs are like bars of iron.
40:19  He is one of the first of God’s works. But God, his Maker, can destroy him.
40:20  The hills, where the wild animals play, provide food for him.
40:21  He lies under the lotus plants hidden by the tall grass in the swamp.
40:22  The lotus plants hide him in their shadow. The poplar trees by the streams surround him.
40:23  If the river floods, he will not be afraid. He is not afraid even if the Jordan River rushes to his mouth.
40:24  Can anyone blind his eyes and capture him? Can anyone put hooks in his nose?