Job 40

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