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1 The LORD said to Job:
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Moreover the LORD 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 contendeth with the Almighty instruct Him? He that reproveth God, let him answer it."
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
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Then Job answered the LORD 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 vile. What shall I answer Thee? I will lay mine 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, but 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 answered the LORD unto 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 also disannul My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?
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Hast thou an arm like God? Or 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 majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low,
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Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and behold 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 in their place.
13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
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 unto 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 with 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 navel 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 stones are wrapped together.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.
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His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones 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 that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
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 play.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed and fens.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; 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, he drinketh up a river and hasteneth not; he trusteth that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?
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Will any take him with his sight, or bore his nose with a snare?
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