1[和合本]耶和华又对约伯说：
[拼音]yē hé huá yòu duì yuē bó shuō，
[WEB]Moreover Yahweh answered Job,
[ASV]Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
2[和合本]“强辩的岂可与全能者争论吗？与上帝辩驳的，可以回答这些吧！”
[拼音]qiáng biàn de，qǐ kě yǔ quán néng zhě zhēng lùn me。yǔ shén biàn bó de，kě yǐ huí dá zhè xiē ba。
[WEB]“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
[ASV]Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
[和合本]约伯在主面前自卑
3[和合本]于是约伯回答耶和华说：
[拼音]yú shì yuē bó huí dá yē hé huá shuō，
[WEB]Then Job answered Yahweh,
[ASV]Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
4[和合本]“我是卑贱的！我用什么回答你呢？只好用手捂口。
[拼音]wǒ shì bēi jiàn de。wǒ yòng shén me huí dá nǐ ne。zhī hǎo yòng shǒu wǔ kǒu。
[WEB]“Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
[ASV]Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5[和合本]我说了一次，再不回答；说了两次，就不再说。”
[拼音]wǒ shuō le yī cì，zài bú huí dá。shuō le liǎng cì，jìu bú zài shuō。
[WEB]I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
[ASV]Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
[和合本]上帝的权能和智慧
6[和合本]于是耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：
[拼音]yú shì yē hé huá cóng xuán fēng zhōng huí dá yuē bó，shuō，
[WEB]Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
[ASV]Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7[和合本]“你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以指示我。
[拼音]nǐ yào rú yǒng shì shù yāo。wǒ wèn nǐ，nǐ kě yǐ zhǐ shì wǒ。
[WEB]“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
[ASV]Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8[和合本]你岂可废弃我所拟定的？岂可定我有罪，好显自己为义吗？
[拼音]nǐ qǐ kě fèi qì wǒ suǒ nǐ dìng de。qǐ kě dìng wǒ yǒu zuì，hǎo xiǎn zì jǐ wèi yì me。
[WEB]Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
[ASV]Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
9[和合本]你有上帝那样的膀臂吗？你能像他发雷声吗？
[拼音]nǐ yǒu shén nà yàng de bǎng bì me。nǐ néng xiàng tā fā léi shēng me。
[WEB]Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
[ASV]Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10[和合本]“你要以荣耀庄严为妆饰，以尊荣威严为衣服；
[拼音]nǐ yào yǐ róng yào zhuāng yán wèi zhuāng shì，yǐ zūn róng wēi yán wèi yī fú。
[WEB]“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
[ASV]Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
11[和合本]要发出你满溢的怒气，见一切骄傲的人，使他降卑；
[拼音]yào fā chū nǐ mǎn yì de nù qì，jiàn yī qiè jiāo ào de rén，shǐ tā jiàng bēi。
[WEB]Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
[ASV]Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12[和合本]见一切骄傲的人，将他制伏。把恶人践踏在本处，
[拼音]jiàn yī qiè jiāo ào de rén，jiāng tā zhì fú，bǎ è rén jiàn tà zài běn chù。
[WEB]Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
[ASV]Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
13[和合本]将他们一同隐藏在尘土中，把他们的脸蒙蔽在隐密处；
[拼音]jiāng tā mén yī tóng yǐn cáng zài chén tǔ zhōng，bǎ tā mén de liǎn méng bì zài yǐn mì chù。
[WEB]Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
[ASV]Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place .
14[和合本]我就认你右手能以救自己。
[拼音]wǒ jìu rèn nǐ yòu shǒu néng yǐ jìu zì jǐ。
[WEB]Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
[ASV]Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
15[和合本]“你且观看河马。我造你也造它，它吃草与牛一样。
[拼音]nǐ qiě guān kàn hé mǎ。wǒ zào nǐ yě zào tā。tā chī cǎo yǔ níu yī yàng。
[WEB]“See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
[ASV]Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
16[和合本]它的气力在腰间，能力在肚腹的筋上。
[拼音]tā de qì lì zài yāo jiān，néng lì zài dù fù de jīn shàng。
[WEB]Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
[ASV]Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
17[和合本]它摇动尾巴如香柏树，它大腿的筋互相联络。
[拼音]tā yáo dòng wěi bā rú xiāng bó shù。tā dà tuǐ de jīn hù xiāng lián luò。
[WEB]He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
[ASV]He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18[和合本]它的骨头好像铜管，它的肢体仿佛铁棍。
[拼音]tā de gǔ tóu hǎo xiàng tóng guǎn。tā de zhī tǐ fǎng fú tiě gùn。
[WEB]His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.
[ASV]His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
19[和合本]“它在上帝所造的物中为首，创造它的给它刀剑。
[拼音]tā zài shén suǒ zào de wù zhōng wèi shǒu。chuàng zào tā de gěi tā dāo jiàn。
[WEB]He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
[ASV]He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.
20[和合本]诸山给它出食物，也是百兽游玩之处。
[拼音]zhū shān gěi tā chū shí wù，yě shì bǎi shòu yóu wán zhī chù。
[WEB]Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
[ASV]Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
21[和合本]它伏在莲叶之下，卧在芦苇隐密处和水洼子里。
[拼音]tā fú zài lián yè zhī xià，wò zài lú wěi yǐn mì chù，hé shuǐ wā zǐ lǐ。
[WEB]He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
[ASV]He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
22[和合本]莲叶的阴凉遮蔽它，溪旁的柳树环绕它。
[拼音]lián yè de yīn liáng zhē bì tā，xī páng de lǐu shù huán rào tā。
[WEB]The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
[ASV]The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
23[和合本]河水泛滥，它不发战，就是约旦河的水涨到它口边，也是安然。
[拼音]hé shuǐ fàn làn，tā bù fā zhàn，jìu shì yuē dàn hé de shuǐ zhàng dào tā kǒu biān，yě shì ān rán。
[WEB]Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
[ASV]Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
24[和合本]在它防备的时候，谁能捉拿它？谁能牢笼它穿它的鼻子呢？”
[拼音]zài tā fáng bèi de shí hòu shuí néng zhuō ná tā，shuí néng láo lóng tā chuān tā de bí zǐ ne。
[WEB]Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
[ASV]Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?