Job 40:1-9 ▼

1 Then the LORD said to Job,

2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

3 Then Job replied to the LORD and said,

4 “Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 “I have spoken once, but I will not reply again— Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.”

6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

7 “Now gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

8 “Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void? Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?

9 “Have you an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?