Job 40

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said :	1 But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
2 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.	2 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.
3 Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?	3 Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?
4 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?	4 And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder?
5 Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.	5 Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments.
6 Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.	6 Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.
7 Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.	7 Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place.
8 Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.	8 Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.
9 Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.	9 Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.
10 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.	10 Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox.
11 His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.	11 His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.
12 He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.	12 He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.
13 His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.	13 His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron.
14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.	14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword.
15 To him the mountains bring forth grass : there all the beasts of the field shall play.	15 The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.
16 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.	16 He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.
17 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.	17 The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.
18 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.	18 Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.
19 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.	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 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?	20 Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord?
21 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?	21 Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band?
22 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?	22 Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly?
23 Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?	23 Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever?
24 Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?	24 Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids?
25 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?	25 Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him?
26 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?	26 Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes?
27 Lay thy hand upon him : remember the battle, and speak no more.	27 Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more.
28 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.	28 Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.