1 M oreover the Lord answered Job, and said,

Moreover, the Lord said to Job,

2 S hall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

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

3 T hen Job answered the Lord, and said,

Then Job replied to the Lord:

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

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

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

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

6 T hen answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

7 G ird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

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

8 W ilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

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

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

Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

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

deck yourself now with the excellency and dignity, and array yourself with honor and majesty.

11 C ast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

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

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

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

13 H ide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

hide them all in the dust together; shut them up.

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

then will I praise you also your own right hand can save you.

15 B ehold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

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

16 L o now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

See now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in the sinews of his belly.

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

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

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

His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs are like bars of iron.

19 H e is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

is the first of the works of God; He Who made him provides him with his.

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

Surely the mountains bring him food, where all the wild animals play.

21 H e lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reeds in the marsh.

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

The lotus trees cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook compass him about.

23 B ehold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

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

24 H e taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

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