1 M oreover, the Lord said to Job,

2 S hall he who would find fault with the Almighty contend with Him? He who disputes with God, let him answer it.

3 T hen Job replied to the Lord:

4 B ehold, I am of small account and vile! What shall I answer You? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

5 I have spoken once, but I will not reply again—indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.

6 T hen the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

7 G ird up your loins now like a man; I will demand of you, and you answer Me.

8 W ill you also annul (set aside and render void) My judgment? Will you condemn Me, that you may righteous and justified?

9 H ave you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

10 d eck yourself now with the excellency and dignity, and array yourself with honor and majesty.

11 P our forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him;

12 L ook on everyone who is proud and bring him low, and tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 h ide them all in the dust together; shut them up.

14 t hen will I praise you also your own right hand can save you.

15 B ehold now the behemoth (the hippopotamus), which I created as I did you; he eats grass like an ox.

16 S ee now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in the sinews of his belly.

17 H e moves his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are twisted together.

18 H is bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs are like bars of iron.

19 i s the first of the works of God; He Who made him provides him with his.

20 S urely the mountains bring him food, where all the wild animals play.

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

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

23 B ehold, if a river is violent and overflows, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan swells and rushes against his mouth.

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