[1] Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:
[2] “Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”
[3] Then Job answered the Lord and said:
[4] “Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.
[5] Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
[6] Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
[7] “Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:
[8] “Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
[9] Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
[10] Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
[11] Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
[12] Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
[13] Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
[14] Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.
[15] “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
[16] See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.
[17] He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
[18] His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.
[19] He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
[20] Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
[21] He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.
[22] The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
[23] Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
[24] Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.