Job 40

1 And Jehovah answered Job and said,

Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said,

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

“Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer.”

3 And Job answered Jehovah and said,

Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

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

“See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.

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

I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

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

Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said,

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

“Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.

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

Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right?

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

Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

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

Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty.

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

Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down.

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

Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand.

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

Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place.

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

Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.

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

Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox.

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

See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles.

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

He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together.

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

His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron.

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

He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him.

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

For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby.

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

He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes.

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

The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him.

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

See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth.

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

Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare?