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1 The LORD said to Job:
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Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
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Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
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Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
4 “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
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Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.”
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Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
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Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
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Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
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Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?
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Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
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Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low,
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Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
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Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].
14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
15 “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
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Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!
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Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
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He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.
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His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God, yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
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He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.
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The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
23 A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
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Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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