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[1]MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, and said,
[2]Many are the counsels of God; he who reproves God must answer for it.
[3]Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
[4]Behold, I am unworthy; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
[5]Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further
[6]Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
[7]Gird up your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
[8]Will you disannul my judgment? Will you even condemn me, that you may be justified?
[9]Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like him?
[10]Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
[11]Cast away the rage of your wrath; and look upon everyone that is proud, and abase him;
[12]And cast the sinners into their place.
[13]Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust.
[14]Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you
[15]Behold now the hippopotamus which I made for you; he eats grass like an ox.
[16]Lo, his strength is in his loins, and his tail stands erect like a cedar tree.
[17]The sinews of his thighs bulge out.
[18]His bones are strong as pieces of brass; yea, they are like bars of iron.
[19]He is the chief among God's creations; for he made him powerful to fight.
[20]He roams about the mountains, and all the wild beasts of the field lie down under his protection.
[21]He lurks in the covert of reeds, he couches as a lion.
[22]The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him.
[23]Behold, if he plunges into the river, he is not afraid; he is confident, though the Jordan reaches to his mouth.
[24]Can one take him with a hook, or catch him with a net? Can one snare him in a trap, or can one bind his tongue with a rope
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