1 ¶ Moreover, the LORD answered Job and said,

2 S hall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? Let him that disputes with God answer this.

3 T hen Job answered the LORD and said,

4 B ehold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand over my mouth.

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

6 ¶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

7 G ird up thy loins now like a man; I will ask thee, and explain thou unto me.

8 W ilt thou disannul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?

9 H ast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 D eck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11 C ast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and behold every one that is proud and bring him down.

12 L ook on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 H ide them in the dust together; and blindfold their faces in darkness.

14 T hen I will also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

15 ¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eats grass as an ox.

16 B ehold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 H e moves his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 H is bones are as strong as brass; his members are like bars of iron.

19 H e is the beginning of the ways of God; he that made him shall make his sword draw near unto him.

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

21 H e shall lie down under the shade, in the covert of the reeds and of the damp places.

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

23 B ehold, he shall drink up a river and not change; he trusts that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth.

24 H is maker shall take him by the weakness of his eyes in a snare, and pierce through his nose.