Job 40

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said :	1 The LORD then said to Job:
2 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.	2 Will we have arguing with the Almighty by the critic? Let him who would correct God give answer!
3 Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?	3 Then Job answered the LORD and said:
4 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?	4 Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.
5 Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.	5 Though I have spoken once, I will not do so again; though twice, I will do so no more.
6 Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.	6 Then the LORD addressed Job out of the storm and said:
7 Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.	7 Gird up your loins now, like a man. I will question you, and you tell me the answers!
8 Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.	8 Would you refuse to acknowledge my right? Would you condemn me that you may be justified?
9 Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.	9 Have you an arm like that of God, or can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.	10 Adorn yourself with grandeur and majesty, and array yourself with glory and splendor.
11 His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.	11 Let loose the fury of your wrath;
12 He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.	12 tear down the wicked and shatter them. Bring down the haughty with a glance;
13 His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.	13 bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them.
14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.	14 Then will I too acknowledge that your own right hand can save you.
15 To him the mountains bring forth grass : there all the beasts of the field shall play.	15 See, besides you I made Behemoth, that feeds on grass like an ox.
16 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.	16 Behold the strength in his loins, and his vigor in the sinews of his belly.
17 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.	17 He carries his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are like cables.
18 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.	18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his frame is like iron rods.
19 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.	19 He came at the beginning of God's ways, and was made the taskmaster of his fellows;
20 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?	20 For the produce of the mountains is brought to him, and of all wild animals he makes sport.
21 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?	21 Under the lotus trees he lies, in coverts of the reedy swamp.
22 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?	22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; all about him are the poplars on the bank.
23 Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?	23 If the river grows violent, he is not disturbed; he is tranquil though the torrent surges about his mouth.
24 Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?	24 Who can capture him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a trap?
25 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?	25 Can you lead about Leviathan with a hook, or curb his tongue with a bit?
26 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?	26 Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce through his cheek with a gaff?
27 Lay thy hand upon him : remember the battle, and speak no more.	27 Will he then plead with you, time after time, or address you with tender words?
28 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.	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!