| 1 | And Jehovah answered Job and said, |
| 2 | Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it. |
| 3 | And Job answered Jehovah and said, |
| 4 | Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. |
| 5 | Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further. |
| 6 | And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, |
| 7 | Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. |
| 8 | Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? |
| 9 | Hast thou an arm like �God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? |
| 10 | Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour. |
| 11 | Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him: |
| 12 | Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place: |
| 13 | Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. |
| 14 | Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee. |
| 15 | See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox. |
| 16 | Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. |
| 17 | He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. |
| 18 | His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron. |
| 19 | He is the chief of �God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword. |
| 20 | For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. |
| 21 | He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: |
| 22 | Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. |
| 23 | Lo, the river overfloweth—he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth. |
| 24 | Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap? |