40:1 And the LORD said to Job: 40:2 "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty He who argues with God, let him answer it." 40:3 Then Job answered the LORD and said: 40:4 "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you I lay my hand on my mouth. 40:5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further." 40:6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 40:7 "Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. 40:8 Will you even put me in the wrong Will you condemn me that you may be in the right 40:9 Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his 40:10 "Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. 40:11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. 40:12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. 40:13 Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. 40:14 Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. 40:15 "Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. 40:16 Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. 40:17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. 40:18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. 40:19 "He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! 40:20 For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. 40:21 Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. 40:22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. 40:23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. 40:24 Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare