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Job 40 : 1 - 24
Chapter 40
1 | Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
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2 | "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it."
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3 | Then Job answered the LORD and said:
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4 | "Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.
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5 | Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."
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6 | Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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7 | "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:
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8 | "Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
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9 | Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
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10 | Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
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11 | Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
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12 | Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
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13 | Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
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14 | Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.
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15 | "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
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16 | See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.
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17 | He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
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18 | His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.
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19 | He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
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20 | Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
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21 | He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.
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22 | The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
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23 | Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
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24 | Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
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