Job 40

1 And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —

Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

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

Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it.

3 Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

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

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand on my mouth.

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

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further.

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

Then answered the LORD to Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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

Gird up your loins now like a man: I will demand of you, and declare you to me.

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

Will you also cancel my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?

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

Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?

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

Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.

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

Cast abroad the rage of your wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

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

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

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

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

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

Then will I also confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

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

Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass as an ox.

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

See now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

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

He moves his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

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

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

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

He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach to him.

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

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

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

He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

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

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

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

Behold, he drinks up a river, and hastens not: he trusts that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

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

He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares.