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1 And the Lord went on, and said to Job : And the LORD said to Job: The LORD said to Job:
2 Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him. “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.” “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said : Then Job answered the LORD and said: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
5 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said : and another, to which I will add no more. I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.” I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.”
6 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said : Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
7 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me. “Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
8 Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified? Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
9 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?
10 Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments. “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
11 Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him. Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low,
12 Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place. Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit. Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
14 Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee. Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox. “Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly. Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together. He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.
19 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword. “He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! It ranks first among the works of God, yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 To him the mountains bring forth grass : there all the beasts of the field shall play. For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places. Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about. For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth. Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes. Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare? Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?
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