Job, 40

¹ Jehovah continued to answer Job:

² “Should a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let the one who wants to reprove God answer.”

³ Job said in answer to Jehovah:

⁴ “Look! I am unworthy. What can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.

⁵ I spoke once, but I will not answer again; Twice, but I will say no more.”

⁶ Then Jehovah answered Job out of the windstorm:

⁷ “Brace yourself, please, like a man; I will question you, and you inform me.

⁸ Will you call into question^*1 my justice? Will you condemn me so that you may be right?

⁹ Do you have an arm as powerful as the true God’s, Or can your voice thunder like his?

¹⁰ Adorn yourself, please, with glory and majesty; Clothe yourself with dignity and splendor.

¹¹ Release the fury of your anger; Look at everyone who is haughty, and bring him low.

¹² Look at everyone who is haughty, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.

¹³ Hide them all in the dust; Bind them^*1 in the hidden place,

¹⁴ Then even I would acknowledge to you^*1 That your right hand can save you.

¹⁵ Here, now, is Be·heʹmoth,^*1 which I made as I made you. It eats grass like a bull.

¹⁶ Look at the strength in its hips And the power in the muscles of its belly!

¹⁷ It stiffens its tail like a cedar; The sinews of its thighs are woven together.

¹⁸ Its bones are tubes of copper; Its limbs are like wrought-iron rods.

¹⁹ It ranks first^*1 among the works of God; Only its Maker can approach it with his sword.

²⁰ For the mountains produce food for it, Where all the wild animals play.

²¹ It lies down under the lotus trees, In the shelter of the reeds of the marsh.

²² The lotus trees cast their shadow on it, And the poplars of the valley^*1 surround it.

²³ If the river is turbulent, it does not panic. It is confident, although the Jordan rushes against its mouth.

²⁴ Can anyone capture it while it is watching, Or pierce its nose with a hook?^*1