40:1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
40:2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
40:3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
40:4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
40:5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
40:6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
40:7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.
40:8 Wilt thou also settest aside 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 his?
40:10 Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
40:11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold 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 in their place.
40:13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
40:14 Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee.
40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
40:16 Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the sinew of his belly.
40:17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
40:18 His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
40:19 He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [him].
40:20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
40:21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
40:22 The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook surround him.
40:23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
40:24 He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.