^{1 Ref} And Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: --

^{2 Ref} Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

³ And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: --

^{4 Ref} Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

^{5 Ref} Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.

^{6 Ref} And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --

^{7 Ref} Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

^{8 Ref} Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

^{9 Ref} And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

^{10 Ref} Put on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.

^{11 Ref} Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

^{12 Ref} See every proud one -- humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.

^{13 Ref} Hide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.

^{14 Ref} And even I -- I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

^{15 Ref} Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.

¹⁶ Lo, I pray thee, his power `is' in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.

^{17 Ref} He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,

^{18 Ref} His bones `are' tubes of brass, His bones `are' as a bar of iron.

^{19 Ref} He `is' a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;

^{20 Ref} For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

^{21 Ref} Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

^{22 Ref} Cover him do shades, `with' their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.

^{23 Ref} Lo, a flood oppresseth -- he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.

^{24 Ref} Before his eyes doth `one' take him, With snares doth `one' pierce the nose?

^{1 Ref} Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

^{2 Ref} Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

³ Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

^{4 Ref} Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

^{5 Ref} Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

^{6 Ref} Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

^{7 Ref} Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

^{8 Ref} Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

^{9 Ref} Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

^{10 Ref} Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

^{11 Ref} Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

^{12 Ref} Look on every one that is proud, `and' bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

^{13 Ref} Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden `place'.

^{14 Ref} Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

^{15 Ref} Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

¹⁶ Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

^{17 Ref} He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

^{18 Ref} His bones are `as' tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

^{19 Ref} He is the chief of the ways of God: He `only' that made him giveth him his sword.

^{20 Ref} Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

^{21 Ref} He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

^{22 Ref} The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

^{23 Ref} Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

^{24 Ref} Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

^{1 Ref} Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

^{2 Ref} Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

³ Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?

^{4 Ref} Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

^{5 Ref} Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:

^{6 Ref} Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.

^{7 Ref} Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.

^{8 Ref} Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

^{9 Ref} Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.

^{10 Ref} See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.

^{11 Ref} His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.

^{12 Ref} His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.

^{13 Ref} His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.

^{14 Ref} He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.

^{15 Ref} He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.

¹⁶ He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.

^{17 Ref} He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.

^{18 Ref} Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

^{19 Ref} Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?

^{20 Ref} Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

^{21 Ref} Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?

^{22 Ref} Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you?

^{23 Ref} Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?

^{24 Ref} Will you make sport with him, as with a bird? or put him in chains for your young women?

²⁵ Will the fishermen make profit out of him? will they have him cut up for the traders?

²⁶ Will you put sharp-pointed irons into his skin, or fish-spears into his head?

²⁷ Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!

²⁸ Truly, the hope of his attacker is false; he is overcome even on seeing him!