1 M oreover the Lord answered Job, and said:

2 “ Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.” Job’s Response to God

3 T hen Job answered the Lord and said:

4 “ Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.

5 O nce I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.” God’s Challenge to Job

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

7 “ Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:

8 “ Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

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

10 T hen adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.

11 D isperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

12 L ook on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.

13 H ide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

14 T hen I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.

15 “ Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.

16 S ee now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.

17 H e moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

18 H is bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.

19 H e is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

20 S urely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 H e lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.

22 T he lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.

23 I ndeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

24 T hough he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.