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[1]And Jehovah answered Job and said,
[2]Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.
[3]And Job answered Jehovah and said,
[4]Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
[5]Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
[6]And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
[7]Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
[8]Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
[9]Hast thou an arm like ùGod? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
[10]Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
[11]Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
[12]Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
[13]Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
[14]Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
[15]See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
[16]Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
[17]He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
[18]His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
[19]He is the chief of ùGod's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
[20]For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
[21]He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
[22]Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
[23]Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
[24]Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
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