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40:1 And Jehovah answered Job and said, 40:2 Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it. 40:3 And Job answered Jehovah and said, 40:4 Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. 40:5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further. 40:6 And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, 40:7 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. 40:8 Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? 40:9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 40:10 Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour. 40:11 Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him: 40:12 Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place: 40:13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. 40:14 Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee. 40:15 See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox. 40:16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. 40:17 He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. 40:18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron. 40:19 He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword. 40:20 For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 40:21 He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: 40:22 Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. 40:23 Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth. 40:24 Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?