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| 40:1 |
And the LORD said to Job:
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| 40:2 |
'Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.'
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| 40:3 |
Then Job answered the LORD:
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| 40:4 |
'Behold, I am of small account;what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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| 40:5 |
I have spoken once, and I will not answer;twice, but I will proceed no further.'
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| 40:6 |
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
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| 40:7 |
'Gird up your loins like a man;I will question you, and you declare to me.
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| 40:8 |
Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified?
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| 40:9 |
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
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| 40:10 |
'Deck yourself with majesty and dignity;clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
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| 40:11 |
Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him.
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| 40:12 |
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;and tread down the wicked where they stand.
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| 40:13 |
Hide them all in the dust together;bind their faces in the world below.
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| 40:14 |
Then will I also acknowledge to you, that your own right hand can give you victory.
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| 40:15 |
'Behold, Be'hemoth, which I made as I made you;he eats grass like an ox.
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| 40:16 |
Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
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| 40:17 |
He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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| 40:18 |
His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron.
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| 40:19 |
'He is the first of the works of God;let him who made him bring near his sword!
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| 40:20 |
For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play.
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| 40:21 |
Under the lotus plants he lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.
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| 40:22 |
For his shade the lotus trees cover him;the willows of the brook surround him.
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| 40:23 |
Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
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| 40:24 |
Can one take him with hooks, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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