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| 1And the LORD said to Job: | 1The LORD continued his response to Job by saying: |
| 2“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.” | 2"Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God's accuser answer." |
| 3Then Job answered the LORD and said: | 3Then Job replied to the LORD. He said: |
| 4“Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. | 4"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless. |
| 5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.” | 5I spoke once, but I can't answer; I tried a second time, but I won't do so anymore." |
| 6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: | 6The LORD answered Job from the wind storm and told him: |
| 7“Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. | 7"Stand up like a man! I'll ask you some questions, and you give me some answers! |
| 8Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? | 8Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous? |
| 9Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? | 9Do you have strength like God? Can you create thunder with a sound like he can?" |
| 10“Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. | 10"When you have adorned yourself with exalted majesty, clothed yourself with splendor and dignity, |
| 11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. | 11dispensed the fury of your anger, made sure that you have humbled every proud person, |
| 12Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. | 12stared down and subdued every proud person, trampled the wicked right where they are, |
| 13Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. | 13buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place, |
| 14Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. | 14then I will applaud you myself! I'll admit that you can deliver yourself by your own efforts!" |
| 15“Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. | 15"Please observe Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox. |
| 16Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. | 16Now take a look at the strength that he has in his loins, and in the muscles of his abdomen. |
| 17He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. | 17His tail protrudes stiffly, like cedar; the sinews of his thigh interlink for strength. |
| 18His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. | 18His bones are conduits of bronze; his strong bones are like bars of iron. |
| 19“He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! | 19He is the grandest of God's undertakings, yet his creator is approaching him with his sword. |
| 20For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. | 20Mountains produce food for him, where all the wild animals frolic. |
| 21Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. | 21He lies under the lotus trees, hiding under reeds and marshes. |
| 22For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. | 22The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him. |
| 23Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. | 23What you see as a raging river doesn't alarm him; he is confident when the Jordan overflows. |
| 24Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare? | 24Are your eyes looking to capture him, or to pierce his snout with a bridle?" |
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