Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
Et adiecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Iob:
2 Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it.
Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit? utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Respondens autem Iob Domino, dixit:
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Qui leviter locutus sum, respondere quid possum? manum meam ponam super os meum.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem: et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Respondens autem Dominus Iob de turbine, dixit:
7 Gird up your loins now like a man: I will demand of you, and declare you unto me.
Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos: interrogabo te: et indica mihi.
8 Will you also nullify my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?
Numquid irritum facies iudicium meum: et condemnabis me, ut te iustificeris?
9 Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?
Et si habes brachium sicut Deus, et si voce simili tonas?
10 Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
Circumda tibi decorem, et in sublime erigere, et esto gloriosus, et speciosis induere vestibus.
11 Cast abroad the rage of your wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and bring low him.
Disperge superbos in furore tuo, et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Respice cunctos superbos, et confunde eos, et contere impios in loco suo.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Absconde eos in pulvere simul, et facies eorum demerge in foveam:
14 Then will I also confess unto you that your own right hand can save you.
Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass as an ox.
Ecce, Behemoth, quem feci tecum, fœnum quasi bos comedet:
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Fortitudo eius in lumbis eius, et virtus illius in umbilico ventris eius.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum, nervi testiculorum eius perplexi sunt.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
Ossa eius velut fistulæ æris, cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Ipse est principium viarum Dei, qui fecit eum, applicabit gladium eius.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Huic montes herbas ferunt: omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.
21 He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami, et in locis humentibus.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Protegunt umbræ umbram eius, circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.
23 Behold, he drinks up a river, and hastes not: he trusts that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
Ecce, absorbebit fluvium, et non mirabitur: et habet fiduciam quod influat Iordanis in os eius.
24 He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares.
In oculis eius quasi hamo capiet eum, et in sudibus perforabit nares eius.
