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| [1]MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, and said, |
[1]And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, saying, |
| [2]Many are the counsels of God; he who reproves God must answer for it. |
[2]Nay, gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me. |
| [3]Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
[3]Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous? |
| [4]Behold, I am unworthy; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. |
[4]Hast thou an arm like the Lord's? or dost thou thunder with a voice like his? |
| [5]Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further |
[5]Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe thyself with glory and honour. |
| [6]Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
[6]And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one. |
| [7]Gird up your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me. |
[7]Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly. |
| [8]Will you disannul my judgment? Will you even condemn me, that you may be justified? |
[8]And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame. |
| [9]Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like him? |
[9]Then will I confess that thy right hand can save thee. |
| [10]Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty. |
[10]But now look at the wild beasts with thee; they eat grass like oxen. |
| [11]Cast away the rage of your wrath; and look upon everyone that is proud, and abase him; |
[11]Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. |
| [12]And cast the sinners into their place. |
[12]He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together. |
| [13]Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust. |
[13]His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is as cast iron. |
| [14]Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you |
[14]This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels. |
| [15]Behold now the hippopotamus which I made for you; he eats grass like an ox. |
[15]And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep. |
| [16]Lo, his strength is in his loins, and his tail stands erect like a cedar tree. |
[16]He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush. |
| [17]The sinews of his thighs bulge out. |
[17]And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and so do the bushes of the field. |
| [18]His bones are strong as pieces of brass; yea, they are like bars of iron. |
[18]If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth. |
| [19]He is the chief among God's creations; for he made him powerful to fight. |
[19]Yet one shall take him in his sight; one shall catch him with a cord, and pierce his nose. |
| [20]He roams about the mountains, and all the wild beasts of the field lie down under his protection. |
[20]But wilt thou catch the serpent with a hook, and put a halter about his nose? |
| [21]He lurks in the covert of reeds, he couches as a lion. |
[21]Or wilt thou fasten a ring in his nostril, and bore his lip with a clasp? |
| [22]The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him. |
[22]Will he address thee with a petition? softly, with the voice of a suppliant? |
| [23]Behold, if he plunges into the river, he is not afraid; he is confident, though the Jordan reaches to his mouth. |
[23]And will he make a covenant with thee? and wilt thou take him for a perpetual servant? |
| [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 |
[24]And wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or bind him as a sparrow for a child? |
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[25]And do the nations feed upon him, and the nations of the Phoenicians share him? |
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[26]And all the ships come together would not be able to bear the mere skin of his tail; neither shall they carry his head in fishing-vessels. |
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[27]But thou shalt lay thy hand upon him once, remembering the war that is waged by his mouth; and let it not be done any more. |