Job 40 (New International Version)
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The LORD said to Job:1
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"Will the one who contends with the Almighty2 correct him?3 Let him who accuses God answer him!"4
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Then Job answered the LORD:
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"I am unworthy5--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.6
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I spoke once, but I have no answer7-- twice, but I will say no more."8
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Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:9
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"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.10
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"Would you discredit my justice?11 Would you condemn me to justify yourself ?12
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Do you have an arm like God's,13 and can your voice14 thunder like his?15
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Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.16
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Unleash the fury of your wrath,17 look at every proud man and bring him low,18
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look at every proud19 man and humble him,20 crush21 the wicked where they stand.
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Bury them all in the dust together;22 shroud their faces in the grave.23
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Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.24
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"Look at the behemoth,a which I made25 along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.26
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What strength27 he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!28
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His tailb sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.29
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His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs30 like rods of iron.31
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He ranks first among the works of God,32 yet his Maker33 can approach him with his sword.34
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The hills bring him their produce,35 and all the wild animals play36 nearby.37
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Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds38 in the marsh.39
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The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream40 surround him.
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When the river rages,41 he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan42 should surge against his mouth.
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Can anyone capture him by the eyes,c or trap him and pierce his nose?43
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