Job 40

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 The LORD then said to Job:	1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2 Will we have arguing with the Almighty by the critic? Let him who would correct God give answer!	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:	3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4 Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.	4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Though I have spoken once, I will not do so again; though twice, I will do so no more.	5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then the LORD addressed Job out of the storm and said:	6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up your loins now, like a man. I will question you, and you tell me the answers!	7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified?	8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Have you an arm like that of God, or can you thunder with a voice like his?	9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Adorn yourself with grandeur and majesty, and array yourself with glory and splendor.	10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Let loose the fury of your wrath;	11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 tear down the wicked and shatter them. Bring down the haughty with a glance;	12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.	13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I too acknowledge that your own right hand can save you.	14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 See, besides you I made Behemoth, that feeds on grass like an ox.	15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Behold the strength in his loins, and his vigor in the sinews of his belly.	16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 He carries his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are like cables.	17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his frame is like iron rods.	18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19 He came at the beginning of God's ways, and was made the taskmaster of his fellows;	19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20 For the produce of the mountains is brought to him, and of all wild animals he makes sport.	20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 Under the lotus trees he lies, in coverts of the reedy swamp.	21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; all about him are the poplars on the bank.	22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 If the river grows violent, he is not disturbed; he is tranquil though the torrent surges about his mouth.	23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24 Who can capture him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a trap?	24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
25 Can you lead about Leviathan with a hook, or curb his tongue with a bit?
26 Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce through his cheek with a gaff?
27 Will he then plead with you, time after time, or address you with tender words?
28 Will he make an agreement with you that you may have him as a slave forever?
29 Can you play with him, as with a bird? Can you put him in leash for your maidens?
30 Will the traders bargain for him? Will the merchants divide him up?
31 Can you fill his hide with barbs, or his head with fish spears?
32 Once you but lay a hand upon him, no need to recall any other conflict!