1 A nd Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: --

Then the Lord said to Job,

2 I s the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it.”

3 A nd Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: --

Then Job answered the Lord and said,

4 L o, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 O nce I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.

“Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more.” God Questions Job

6 A nd Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --

Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm and said,

7 G ird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

“Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

8 D ost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

“Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

9 A nd an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

“Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?

10 P ut on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.

“ Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.

11 S catter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

“Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.

12 S ee every proud one -- humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.

“Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 H ide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.

“ Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.

14 A nd even I -- I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

“Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you. God’s Power Shown in Creatures

15 L o, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.

“Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.

16 L o, I pray thee, his power in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.

“Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.

17 H e doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,

“He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 H is bones tubes of brass, His bones as a bar of iron.

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

19 H e a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;

“He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.

20 F or food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

“Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 U nder shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

“Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.

22 C over him do shades, their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.

“The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.

23 L o, a flood oppresseth -- he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.

“If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

24 B efore his eyes doth take him, With snares doth pierce the nose?

“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?