40:1 | The LORD said to Job: |
40:2 | "Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!" |
40:3 | Then Job answered the LORD: |
40:4 | "I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. |
40:5 | I spoke once, but I have no answer--twice, but I will say no more." |
40:6 | Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm: |
40:7 | "Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. |
40:8 | "Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? |
40:9 | Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his? |
40:10 | Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. |
40:11 | Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low, |
40:12 | look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand. |
40:13 | Bury them all in the dust together; shroud 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 the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. |
40:16 | What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! |
40:17 | His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. |
40:18 | His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron. |
40:19 | He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword. |
40:20 | The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby. |
40:21 | Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh. |
40:22 | The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him. |
40:23 | When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth. |
40:24 | Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose? |
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