[1] Then the LORD said to Job,
[2] “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it.”
[3] Then Job answered the LORD and said,
[4] “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
[5] Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more.”
[6] Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,
[7] “Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
[8] Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
[9] Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
[10] Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
[11] Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
[12] Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.
[13] Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.
[14] Then I will also confess 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.
[16] Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.
[17] He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
[18] His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
[19] He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.
[20] Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.
[21] Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
[22] The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
[23] If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
[24] Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?”