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40:1 And the LORD said to Job: 40:2 'Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.' 40:3 Then Job answered the LORD: 40:4 'Behold, I am of small account;what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand on my mouth. 40:5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer;twice, but I will proceed no further.' 40:6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: 40:7 'Gird up your loins like a man;I will question you, and you declare to me. 40:8 Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified? 40:9 Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? 40:10 'Deck yourself with majesty and dignity;clothe yourself with glory and splendor. 40:11 Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him. 40:12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;and tread down the wicked where they stand. 40:13 Hide them all in the dust together;bind their faces in the world below. 40:14 Then will I also acknowledge to you, that your own right hand can give you victory. 40:15 'Behold, Be'hemoth, which I made as I made you;he eats grass like an ox. 40:16 Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. 40:17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;the sinews of his thighs are knit together. 40:18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. 40:19 'He is the first of the works of God;let him who made him bring near his sword! 40:20 For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. 40:21 Under the lotus plants he lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh. 40:22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;the willows of the brook surround him. 40:23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. 40:24 Can one take him with hooks, or pierce his nose with a snare?