Job 40

1 And Jehovah answered Job and said,

And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —

2 Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!

3 And Job answered Jehovah and said,

Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —

4 Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on my mouth:

5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.

Once, have I spoken, but I will not proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.

6 And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: —

7 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.

Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.

8 Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?

9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,

10 Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.

Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;

11 Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:

Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;

12 Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:

Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:

13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;

14 Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.

And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.

15 See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.

Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;

16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly;

17 He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.

He bendeth down his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his thighs, are twisted together;

18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.

His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron:

19 He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.

He, is the beginning of the ways of GOD, Let his maker, present him his sword:

20 For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;

21 He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:

Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;

22 Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;

23 Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.

Lo! the river becometh insolent—he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth:

24 Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?

Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?