| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Job, | 1The LORD said to Job: |
| 2"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it." | 2"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!" |
| 3Then Job answered the LORD and said, | 3Then Job answered the LORD: |
| 4"Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. | 4"I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. |
| 5"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more." | 5I spoke once, but I have no answer-- twice, but I will say no more." |
| 6Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said, | 6Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm: |
| 7"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. | 7"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. |
| 8"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? | 8"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? |
| 9"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His? | 9Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his? |
| 10"Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty. | 10Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. |
| 11"Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low. | 11Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low, |
| 12"Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand. | 12look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand. |
| 13"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place. | 13Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave. |
| 14"Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you. | 14Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you. |
| 15"Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox. | 15"Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. |
| 16"Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly. | 16What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly! |
| 17"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together. | 17Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit. |
| 18"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. | 18Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron. |
| 19"He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword. | 19It ranks first among the works of God, yet its Maker can approach it with his sword. |
| 20"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there. | 20The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby. |
| 21"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. | 21Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh. |
| 22"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. | 22The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it. |
| 23"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. | 23A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth. |
| 24"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose? | 24Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose? |
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