| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the LORD said to Job: | 1The LORD answered Job: |
| 2“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.” | 2Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let him who argues with God give an answer. |
| 3Then Job answered the LORD and said: | 3Then Job answered the LORD: |
| 4“Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. | 4I am so insignificant. How can I answer You? I place my hand over my mouth. |
| 5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.” | 5I have spoken once, and I will not reply; twice, but now I can add nothing. |
| 6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: | 6Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: |
| 7“Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. | 7Get ready to answer Me like a man; When I question you, you will inform Me. |
| 8Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? | 8Would you really challenge My justice? Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself? |
| 9Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? | 9Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like His? |
| 10“Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. | 10Adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory. |
| 11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. | 11Unleash your raging anger; look on every proud person and humiliate him. |
| 12Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. | 12Look on every proud person and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand. |
| 13Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. | 13Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave. |
| 14Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. | 14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can deliver you. |
| 15“Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. | 15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox. |
| 16Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. | 16Look at the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly. |
| 17He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. | 17He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together. |
| 18His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. | 18His bones are bronze tubes; his limbs are like iron rods. |
| 19“He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! | 19He is the foremost of God's works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him. |
| 20For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. | 20The hills yield food for him, while all sorts of wild animals play there. |
| 21Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. | 21He lies under the lotus plants, hiding in the protection of marshy reeds. |
| 22For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. | 22Lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows by the brook surround him. |
| 23Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. | 23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth. |
| 24Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare? | 24Can anyone capture him while he looks on, or pierce his nose with snares? |
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