Job 40
1 Then the LORD answered Job:
2 “Will the one who argues with the Almighty still correct him? Let the one who accuses God answer.”
3 Job answered the LORD:
4 “I am too small. What can I say to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
5 I spoke once, and I will not answer; twice, and I will add nothing more.”
6 Then the LORD answered Job from the midst of the storm:
7 “Get ready like a man: I will question you, and you will answer me.
8 Will you really overturn my justice? Will you condemn me so that you may be in the right?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Adorn yourself with greatness and height; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
11 Pour out the fury of your anger; look at every proud person and humble him.”
12 “Look at every proud person and bring him low; crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them all together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Then I too will praise you, because your right hand has won the victory for you.
15 Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you: he eats grass like an ox.
16 His strength is in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He stiffens his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are intertwined.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are bars of iron.
19 He is the first of God’s works; his Maker can approach him with his sword.
20 For the hills provide food for him, and all the wild animals play there.
21 He lies beneath the lotuses, hidden among the reeds and in the marsh.”
22 “The lotuses cover him with their shade; the willows by the stream surround him.
23 If the river swells, he is not alarmed; he stays calm even when the Jordan surges against his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him while he is watching? Can anyone pierce his nose with traps?
25 Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook and tie down his tongue with a rope?
26 Can you put a cord of reeds through his nose and pierce his jaw with a hook?
27 Will he plead with you again and again? Will he speak to you with soft words?
28 Will he make a covenant with you, so you can take him as your servant forever?
29 Will you play with him as you would with a bird and tie him up for your girls?
30 Will fishermen bargain over him? Will they divide him among the traders?
31 Can you fill his hide with harpoons and his head with fishing spears?
32 Lay your hand on him; remember the battle, and do not try again.”
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