Moreover the LORD
answered
Job,
and said,
Shall he that contendeth
with the Almighty
instruct
him? he that reproveth
God,
let him answer
it.
Then Job
answered
the LORD,
and said,
Behold, I am vile;
what shall I answer
thee? I will lay
mine hand
upon
my mouth.
Once
have I spoken;
but I will not answer:
yea, twice;
but I will proceed no further.
Then answered
the LORD
unto Job
out of the whirlwind,
and said,
Gird up
thy loins
now like a man:
I will demand
of thee, and declare
thou unto me.
Wilt thou also disannul
my judgment?
wilt thou condemn
me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Hast thou an arm
like God?
or canst thou thunder
with a voice
like him?
Deck
thyself now with majesty
and excellency;
and array
thyself with glory
and beauty.
Cast abroad
the rage
of thy wrath:
and behold
every one that is proud,
and abase
him.
Look
on every one that is proud,
and bring him low;
and tread down
the wicked
in their place.
Hide
them in the dust
together;
and bind
their faces
in secret.
Then will I also confess
unto thee that thine own right hand
can save
thee.
Behold now behemoth,
which I made
with thee; he eateth
grass
as an ox.
Lo now, his strength
is in his loins,
and his force
is in the navel
of his belly.
He moveth
his tail
like a cedar:
the sinews
of his stones
are wrapped together.
His bones
are as strong
pieces of brass;
his bones
are like bars
of iron.
He is the chief
of the ways
of God:
he that made
him can make
his sword
to approach
unto him.
Surely the mountains
bring him forth
food,
where all the beasts
of the field
play.
He lieth
under the shady trees,
in the covert
of the reed,
and fens.
The shady trees
cover
him with their shadow;
the willows
of the brook
compass him about.
Behold, he drinketh up
a river,
and hasteth
not: he trusteth
that he can draw up
Jordan
into his mouth.
He taketh
it with his eyes:
his nose
pierceth through
snares.
