Job 40

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1. 1Moreover the LORD answered Job and said,
2. 2"Shall the one who contends with the Almighty instruct him? Let the one who reproves God answer it."
3. 3Then Job answered the LORD and said,
4. 4"Look, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5. 5I have spoken once, but I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further."
6. 6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
7. 7"Gird up your loins now like a man; I will demand of you, and you declare to me.
8. 8Will you also set aside my judgment? Will you condemn me, so that you may be righteous?
9. 9Do you have an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like his?
10. 10Deck yourself now with majesty and excellence; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
11. 11Cast abroad the rage of your wrath; and look at everyone who is proud, and abase him.
12. 12Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13. 13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14. 14Then I also will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15. 15Look now at behemoth, which I made with you; it eats grass like an ox.
16. 16Look now, its strength is in its loins, and its force is in the navel of its belly.
17. 17It moves its tail like a cedar; the sinews of its stones are wrapped together.
18. 18Its bones are like strong pieces of bronze; its bones are like bars of iron.
19. 19It is the chief of the ways of God; he who made it can make his sword approach it.
20. 20Surely the mountains bring it forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21. 21It lies under the shady trees, in the cover of the reeds and the marsh.
22. 22The shady trees cover it with their shadow; the willows of the brook surround it.
23. 23Look, he drinks up a river, and does not hasten; he trusts that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth.
24. 24He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares.