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1 Then the LORD said to Job,
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The LORD continued to respond to Job:
2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
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Will the one who disputes with the Almighty correct him? God's instructor must answer him.
3 Then Job replied to the LORD,
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Job responded to the LORD:
4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand.
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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 have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.”
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I have spoken once, I won't answer; twice, I won't do it again.
6 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
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The LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
7 “Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
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Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.
8 “Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?
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Would you question my justice, deem me guilty so you can be innocent?
9 Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
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Or do you have an arm like God; can you thunder with a voice like him?
10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
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Adorn yourself with splendor and majesty; clothe yourself with honor and esteem.
11 Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
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Unleash your raging anger; look on all the proud and humble them.
12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on 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 in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.
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Hide them together in the dust; bind their faces in a hidden place.
14 Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.
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Then I, even I, will praise you, for your strong hand has delivered you.
15 “Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.
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Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you; he eats grass like cattle.
16 See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
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Look, his strength is in his thighs, his power in stomach muscles.
17 Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
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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 are bars of iron.
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His bones are like bronze tubes, his limbs like iron bars.
19 It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it.
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He is the first of God's acts; only his maker can come near him with a sword.
20 The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play.
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Indeed, the hills bring him tribute, places where all the wild animals play.
21 It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh.
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He lies under the lotuses, under the cover of reed and marsh.
22 The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
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The lotuses screen him with shade; poplars of the stream surround him.
23 It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.
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If the river surges, he doesn't hurry; he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth.
24 No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
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Can he be seized by his eyes? Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks?
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