Job 40

And God answered Job and said, 2 “{Is} a reprover to contend with the Almighty? The one correcting God, let him answer it!” \*

And Job answered God and said, 4 “Behold, I am slight; how shall I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth. 5 I spoke once, but I will not answer, and twice, but I will not continue.” \*

And God answered Job from the storm and said, 7 “Now gird up your loins like a man! I will question you, and you will inform me. \* 8 Would you actually annul my judgment? Would you condemn me so that you may be right? 9 Or if like God an arm {is} to you? Or like him will you thunder with a voice? \* 10 Then adorn yourself {in} majesty and greatness, and clothe yourself {in} glory and splendor. 11 Scatter the outbursts of your nose, and look at every proud one and bring him down. \* 12 Look at every proud one and subdue him, and trample the wicked under them. 13 Hide them in the dust together; cover their faces in the hidden {place}. 14 And then I will praise you, because your right hand can save you. \* 15 Now behold Behemoth, which I made with you; it eats grass like an ox. 16 Now behold, its strength {is} in his loins, and its power {is} in the muscles of his belly. \* 17 It bends its tail like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are intertwined. 18 Its bones {are} tubes of bronze; its legs {are} like bars of iron. \* 19 It {is} the first of the ways of God. Its Maker has brought near its sword. 20 For the hills provide food for it, and all of the beasts of the field play there. 21 It lies beneath lotus trees, in the covering of the reed and the marsh. \* 22 The lotus trees cover it {with} their shade; the willows of the river surround it. 23 Behold, a river will overflow, it does not tremble; it is confident, if the Jordan should surge to its mouth. 24 Will one capture it with its eyes? Will one pierce {its} nose with cords? \*