¹And the Lord answered Job further and said,

²“Will he who contends with the Almighty

Instruct him?

Let the reprover of God answer it.”

³Then Job answered the Lord and said,

⁴“Behold, I am base.

How can I answer you?

I put my hand to my mouth.

⁵I spoke once,

But I cannot answer for it,

And a second time,

But I will not do so any more.”

⁶Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said,

⁷“Gird up your waist like a man.

I will ask you,

And you can answer me.

⁸Will you declare my judgment void?

Will you condemn me,

So that you are righteous?

⁹Now do you have an arm like God,

And can you thunder with a voice like his?

¹⁰Kindly deck yourself with excellence and majesty,

And clothe yourself with glory and splendour.

¹¹Distribute the outbursts of your anger,

And see everyone who is proud,

And bring him low.

¹²See everyone who is proud,

And bring him down,

And tread on the wicked on the spot.

¹³Hide them in the dust together;

Bind them in a hidden place.

¹⁴Then I myself will confess to you,

That your right hand can save you.

¹⁵Behold, please, Behemoth,

Which I made with you.

It eats grass like an ox.

¹⁶Look at its strength in its loins,

And its might in the muscles of its rump.

¹⁷It swings its tail like a cedar,

And its fearful sinews are interwoven.

¹⁸Its bones are tubes of copper,

And its frame is like bars of iron.

¹⁹It is the pre-eminence of God's ways;

Only he who made it

Can bring his sword against it.

²⁰For the mountains yield produce for it,

Where all the wild beasts play.

²¹It lies under lotus bushes,

Secretly, in reeds and swamp land.

²²The lotus bushes cover it with their shade;

The willows of the brook surround it.

²³What if the river bears down on it?

It is not alarmed.

It is confident,

Even when the Jordan gushes into its mouth.

²⁴Can anyone capture it by its eyes?

Can anyone hook its nose with snares?