1 M oreover Yahweh answered Job,

2 “ Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

3 T hen Job answered Yahweh,

4 “ Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

6 T hen Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

7 “ Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

8 W ill you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

9 O r do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

10 “ Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.

11 P our out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

12 L ook at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

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

14 T hen I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

15 “ See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

16 L ook now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.

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

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

19 H e is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

20 S urely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.

21 H e lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.

22 T he lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.

23 B ehold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

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