| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Job, | 1The LORD continued his response to Job by saying: |
| 2"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God 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 insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. | 4"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless. |
| 5"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more." | 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 storm and said, | 6The LORD answered Job from the wind storm and told him: |
| 7"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. | 7"Stand up like a man! I'll ask you some questions, and you give me some answers! |
| 8"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? | 8Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous? |
| 9"Or do you have 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 eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty. | 10"When you have adorned yourself with exalted majesty, clothed yourself with splendor and dignity, |
| 11"Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low. | 11dispensed the fury of your anger, made sure that you have humbled every proud person, |
| 12"Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand. | 12stared down and subdued every proud person, trampled the wicked right where they are, |
| 13"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place. | 13buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place, |
| 14"Then I will also confess 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 now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox. | 15"Please observe Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox. |
| 16"Behold now, 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. |
| 17"He bends his tail 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. |
| 18"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are 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 ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword. | 19He is the grandest of God's undertakings, yet his creator is approaching him with his sword. |
| 20"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there. | 20Mountains produce food for him, where all the wild animals frolic. |
| 21"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. | 21He lies under the lotus trees, hiding under reeds and marshes. |
| 22"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. | 22The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him. |
| 23"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. | 23What you see as a raging river doesn't alarm him; he is confident when the Jordan overflows. |
| 24"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose? | 24Are your eyes looking to capture him, or to pierce his snout with a bridle?" |
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