Job 40

KING JAMES BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,	1 But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.	2 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,	3 Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.	4 And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder?
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.	5 Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,	6 Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.	7 Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?	8 Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?	9 Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.	10 Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.	11 His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.	12 He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.	13 His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.	14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.	15 The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.	16 He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.	17 The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.	18 Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.	19 He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.	20 Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord?
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.	21 Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band?
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.	22 Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly?
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.	23 Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever?
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.	24 Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids?
	25 Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him?
	26 Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes?
	27 Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more.
	28 Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.