1 M oreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

2 S hall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

3 T hen Job answered Jehovah, and said,

4 B ehold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

5 O nce have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

6 T hen Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

7 G ird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

8 W ilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

9 O r hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 D eck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

11 P our forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 L ook on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 H ide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

14 T hen will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

15 B ehold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

16 L o now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

17 H e moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 H is bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

19 H e is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.

20 S urely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

21 H e lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

22 T he lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

23 B ehold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

24 S hall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?