40:1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:

40:2 Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

40:3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said:

40:4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

40:5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

40:6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

40:7 Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

40:8 Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?

40:9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?

40:10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.

40:11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

40:12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

40:13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.

40:14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

40:16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.

40:17 He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

40:18 His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.

40:19 He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.

40:20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.

40:21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

40:22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

40:23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.

40:24 Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?