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Job 40

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¹Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said, ²Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. ³Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, ⁴Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. ⁵Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. ⁶Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, ⁷Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. ⁸Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? ⁹Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him? ¹⁰Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty. ¹¹Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him. ¹²Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand. ¹³Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hiddenplace. ¹⁴Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee. ¹⁵Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox. ¹⁶Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly. ¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together. ¹⁸His bones areastubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron. ¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God: Heonlythat made him giveth him his sword. ²⁰Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play. ²¹He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen. ²²The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about. ²³Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. ²⁴Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?