| Chapter 40 |
1 | And Jehovah answered Job and said,
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2 | Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.
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3 | And Job answered Jehovah and said,
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4 | Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
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5 | Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
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6 | And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
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7 | Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
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8 | Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
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9 | Hast thou an arm like łGod? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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10 | Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
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11 | Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
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12 | Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
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13 | Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
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14 | Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
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15 | See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
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16 | Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
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17 | He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
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18 | His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
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19 | He is the chief of łGod's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
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20 | For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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21 | He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
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22 | Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
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23 | Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
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24 | Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
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