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| [1]Again the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
[1]Moreover 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 answered Job, and said: |
| [2]Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. |
[2]Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. |
| [3]Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? |
[3]Then Job answered 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and said: |
| [4]Or hast thou an arm like God? Or dost thou thunder with a voice like him? |
[4]Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. |
| [5]Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with beauty and glory. |
[5]Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. |
| [6]Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him. |
[6]Then 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: |
| [7]Look on everyone that is arrogant, and bring him low: and destroy the wicked in their place. |
[7]Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me. |
| [8]Hide them in the dust together, and bind their faces in a secret place. |
[8]Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified? |
| [9]Then will I confess unto thee also, that thy right hand can save thee. |
[9]Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him? |
| [10]Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grass as an ox. |
[10]Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. |
| [11]Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. |
[11]Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him. |
| [12]When he taketh pleasure, his tail is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. |
[12]Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. |
| [13]His bones are like staves of brass, and his small bones like staves of iron. |
[13]Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place. |
| [14]He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him, will make his sword to approach unto him. |
[14]Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. |
| [15]Surely the mountains bring him forth grass, where all the beasts of the field play. |
[15]Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. |
| [16]Lieth he under the trees in the covert of the reed and fens? |
[16]Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body. |
| [17]Can the trees cover him with their shadow? Or can the willows of the river compass him about? |
[17]He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
| [18]Behold, he spoileth the river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. |
[18]His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron. |
| [19]He taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoever meeteth him. |
[19]He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him. |
| [20]Canst thou draw out Liviathan with an hook, and with a line which thou shalt cast down unto his tongue? |
[20]Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there. |
| [21]Canst thou cast an hook into his nose? Canst thou pierce his jaws with an angle? |
[21]He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. |
| [22]Will he make many prayers unto thee, or speak thee fair? |
[22]The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. |
| [23]Will he make a covenant with thee? And wilt thou take him as a servant forever? |
[23]Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth. |
| [24]Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maids? |
[24]Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare? |
| [25]Shall the companions banquet with him? Shall they divide him among the merchants? |
[25]Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord? |
| [26]Canst thou fill the basket with his skin? Or the fishpanier with his head? |
[26]Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook? |
| [27]Lay thine hand upon him: remember the battle, and do no more so. |
[27]Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee? |
| [28]Behold, his hope is in vain: for shall not one perish even at the sight of him? |
[28]Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever? |
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[29]Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? |
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[30]Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants? |
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[31]Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears? |
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[32]Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more. |