[1] And the LORD said to Job: [2] "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it." [3] Then Job answered the LORD and said: [4] "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. [5] I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further." [6] Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: [7] "Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. [8] Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? [9] Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? [10] "Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. [11] Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. [12] Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. [13] Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. [14] Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. [15] "Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. [16] Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. [17] He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. [18] His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. [19] "He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! [20] For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. [21] Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. [22] For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. [23] Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. [24] Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare?
