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| [1]MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, and said, |
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| [2]Many are the counsels of God; he who reproves God must answer for it. |
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| [3]Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
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| [4]Behold, I am unworthy; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. |
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| [5]Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, 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]Gird up your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me. |
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| [8]Will you disannul my judgment? Will you even 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 him? |
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| [10]Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty. |
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| [11]Cast away the rage of your wrath; and look upon everyone that is proud, and abase him; |
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| [12]And cast the sinners into their place. |
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| [13]Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust. |
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| [14]Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you |
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| [15]Behold now the hippopotamus which I made for you; he eats grass like an ox. |
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| [16]Lo, his strength is in his loins, and his tail stands erect like a cedar tree. |
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| [17]The sinews of his thighs bulge out. |
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| [18]His bones are strong as pieces of brass; yea, they are like bars of iron. |
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| [19]He is the chief among God's creations; for he made him powerful to fight. |
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| [20]He roams about the mountains, and all the wild beasts of the field lie down under his protection. |
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| [21]He lurks in the covert of reeds, he couches as a lion. |
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| [22]The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him. |
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| [23]Behold, if he plunges into the river, he is not afraid; he is confident, though the Jordan reaches to his mouth. |
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| [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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