1: Moreover, the LORD answered Job, and said, 2: Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3: Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 4: Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. 5: Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further. 6: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7: Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me. 8: Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9: Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his? 10: Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellence; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11: Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one [that is] proud, and abase him. 12: Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13: Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. 14: Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee. 15: Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16: Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly. 17: He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his male organs are wrapped together. 18: His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron. 19: He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [him]. 20: Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21: He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22: The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him. 23: Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24: He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
