Job 40

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1 The LORD then said to Job:	1 ויען יהוה את איוב ויאמר
2 Will we have arguing with the Almighty by the critic? Let him who would correct God give answer!	2 הרב עם שדי יסור מוכיח אלוה יעננה
3 Then Job answered the LORD and said:	3 ויען איוב את יהוה ויאמר
4 Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.	4 הן קלתי מה אשיבך ידי שמתי למו פי
5 Though I have spoken once, I will not do so again; though twice, I will do so no more.	5 אחת דברתי ולא אענה ושתים ולא אוסיף
6 Then the LORD addressed Job out of the storm and said:	6 ויען יהוה את איוב מן סערה ויאמר
7 Gird up your loins now, like a man. I will question you, and you tell me the answers!	7 אזר נא כגבר חלציך אשאלך והודיעני
8 Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified?	8 האף תפר משפטי תרשיעני למען תצדק
9 Have you an arm like that of God, or can you thunder with a voice like his?	9 ואם זרוע כאל לך ובקול כמהו תרעם
10 Adorn yourself with grandeur and majesty, and array yourself with glory and splendor.	10 עדה נא גאון וגבה והוד והדר תלבש
11 Let loose the fury of your wrath;	11 הפץ עברות אפך וראה כל גאה והשפילהו
12 tear down the wicked and shatter them. Bring down the haughty with a glance;	12 ראה כל גאה הכניעהו והדך רשעים תחתם
13 bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.	13 טמנם בעפר יחד פניהם חבש בטמון
14 Then will I too acknowledge that your own right hand can save you.	14 וגם אני אודך כי תושע לך ימינך
15 See, besides you I made Behemoth, that feeds on grass like an ox.	15 הנה נא בהמות אשר עשיתי עמך חציר כבקר יאכל
16 Behold the strength in his loins, and his vigor in the sinews of his belly.	16 הנה נא כחו במתניו ואנו בשרירי בטנו
17 He carries his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are like cables.	17 יחפץ זנבו כמו ארז גידי פחדו ישרגו
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his frame is like iron rods.	18 עצמיו אפיקי נחושה גרמיו כמטיל ברזל
19 He came at the beginning of God's ways, and was made the taskmaster of his fellows;	19 הוא ראשית דרכי אל העשו יגש חרבו
20 For the produce of the mountains is brought to him, and of all wild animals he makes sport.	20 כי בול הרים ישאו לו וכל חית השדה ישחקו שם
21 Under the lotus trees he lies, in coverts of the reedy swamp.	21 תחת צאלים ישכב בסתר קנה ובצה
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; all about him are the poplars on the bank.	22 יסכהו צאלים צללו יסבוהו ערבי נחל
23 If the river grows violent, he is not disturbed; he is tranquil though the torrent surges about his mouth.	23 הן יעשק נהר לא יחפוז יבטח כי יגיח ירדן אל פיהו
24 Who can capture him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a trap?	24 בעיניו יקחנו במוקשים ינקב אף
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!