1MOREOVER, THE Lord said to Job,
2Shall he who would find fault with the Almighty contend with Him? He who disputes with God, let him answer it.
3Then Job replied to the Lord:
4Behold, I am of small account {and} vile! What shall I answer You? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5I have spoken once, but I will not reply again--indeed, twice [have I answered], but I will proceed no further.
6Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,
7Gird up your loins now like a man; I will demand of you, and you answer Me.
8Will you also annul (set aside and render void) My judgment? Will you condemn Me [your God], that you may [appear] righteous {and} justified?
9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
10[Since you question the manner of the Almighty's rule] deck yourself now with the excellency {and} dignity [of the Supreme Ruler, and yourself undertake the government of the world if you are so wise], {and} array yourself with honor and majesty.
11Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him;
12Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low, and tread down the wicked where they stand [if you are so able, Job].
13[Bury and] hide them all in the dust together; [and] shut them up [in the prison house of death].
14[If you can do all this, Job, proving yourself of divine might] then will I [God] praise you also [and acknowledge that] your own right hand can save you.
15Behold now the behemoth (the hippopotamus), which I created as I did you; he eats grass like an ox.
16See now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in the sinews of his belly.
17He moves his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are twisted together [like a rope].
18His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs [or ribs] are like bars of iron.
19[The hippopotamus] is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God [in animal life]; [only] He Who made him provides him with his [swordlike tusks, or only God Who made him can bring near His sword to master him].
20Surely the mountains bring him food, where all the wild animals play.
21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reeds in the marsh.
22The lotus trees cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23Behold, if a river is violent {and} overflows, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.
24Can any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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