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1 The LORD said to Job:
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The LORD continued to respond to Job:
2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
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Will the one who disputes with the Almighty correct him? God's instructor must answer him.
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
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Job responded to the LORD:
4 “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
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Look, I'm of little worth. What can I answer you? I'll put my hand over my mouth.
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.”
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I have spoken once, I won't answer; twice, I won't do it again.
6 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
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The LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
7 “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
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Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.
8 “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
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Would you question my justice, deem me guilty so you can be innocent?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?
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Or do you have an arm like God; can you 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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Adorn yourself with splendor and majesty; clothe yourself with honor and esteem.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low,
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Unleash your raging anger; look on all the proud and humble them.
12 look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
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Look on all the proud and debase them; trample the wicked in their place.
13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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Hide them together in the dust; bind their faces in a hidden place.
14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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Then I, even I, will praise you, for your strong hand has delivered you.
15 “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
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Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you; he eats grass like cattle.
16 What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!
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Look, his strength is in his thighs, his power in stomach muscles.
17 Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
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He stiffens his tail like a cedar; the tendons in his thighs are tightly woven.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.
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His bones are like bronze tubes, his limbs like iron bars.
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 first of God's acts; only his maker can come near him with a sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
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Indeed, the hills bring him tribute, places where all the wild animals play.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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He lies under the lotuses, under the cover of reed and marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.
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The lotuses screen him with shade; poplars of the stream surround him.
23 A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
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If the river surges, he doesn't hurry; he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?
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Can he be seized by his eyes? Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks?
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