[1] Then Yahweh answered Job and said, [2] “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it.” [3] Then Job answered Yahweh and said, [4] “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I respond to You? I place my hand over my mouth. [5] “Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more.” [6] Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, [7] “Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you make Me know. [8] “Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? [9] “Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His? [10] “Adorn yourself with exaltation and loftiness, And clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. [11] “Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low. [12] “Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place. [13] “Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place. [14] “Then I will also praise you, That your own right hand can save you. [15] “Behold now, Behemoth, which I made along with you; It eats grass like an ox. [16] “Behold now, its power in its loins And its vigor in the muscles of its belly. [17] “It hangs its tail like a cedar; The sinews of its thighs are knit together. [18] “Its bones are tubes of bronze; Its limbs are like bars of iron. [19] “It is the first of the ways of God; Let its Maker bring near its sword. [20] “Surely the mountains bring it food, And all the beasts of the field play there. [21] “Under the lotus plants it lies down, In the hidden place of the reeds and the marsh. [22] “The lotus plants cover it with shade; The willows of the brook surround it. [23] “If a river oppresses, it is not alarmed; It is secure, though the Jordan bursts forth to its mouth. [24] “Can anyone capture it before its eyes, With snares can anyone pierce its nose?
