| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said: | 1The LORD answered Job: |
| 2“Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes 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 vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. | 4I am so insignificant. How can I answer You? I place my hand over my mouth. |
| 5Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, 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“Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me: | 7Get ready to answer Me like a man; When I question you, you will inform Me. |
| 8“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? | 8Would you really challenge My justice? Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself? |
| 9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? | 9Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like His? |
| 10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty. | 10Adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory. |
| 11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. | 11Unleash your raging anger; look on every proud person and humiliate him. |
| 12Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place. | 12Look on every proud person and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand. |
| 13Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness. | 13Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave. |
| 14Then I will also confess 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“Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. | 15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox. |
| 16See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. | 16Look at the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly. |
| 17He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. | 17He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together. |
| 18His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. | 18His bones are bronze tubes; his limbs are like iron rods. |
| 19He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. | 19He is the foremost of God's works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him. |
| 20Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there. | 20The hills yield food for him, while all sorts of wild animals play there. |
| 21He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. | 21He lies under the lotus plants, hiding in the protection of marshy reeds. |
| 22The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. | 22Lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows by the brook surround him. |
| 23Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth, | 23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth. |
| 24Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare. | 24Can anyone capture him while he looks on, or pierce his nose with snares? |
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