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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? Anyone who argues with God must respond."
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| 40:3 |
Then Job answered the LORD:
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| 40:4 |
"See, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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| 40:5 |
I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but 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 out the overflowings of your anger, and look on all who are proud, and abase them.
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| 40:12 |
Look on all who are proud, and bring them low; 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 I will also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can give you victory.
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| 40:15 |
"Look at Behemoth, which I made just as I made you; it eats grass like an ox.
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| 40:16 |
Its strength is in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.
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| 40:17 |
It makes its tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are knit together.
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| 40:18 |
Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron.
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| 40:19 |
"It is the first of the great acts of God-- only its Maker can approach it with the sword.
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| 40:20 |
For the mountains yield food for it where all the wild animals play.
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| 40:21 |
Under the lotus plants it lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.
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| 40:22 |
The lotus trees cover it for shade; the willows of the wadi surround it.
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| 40:23 |
Even if the river is turbulent, it is not frightened; it is confident though Jordan rushes against its mouth.
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| 40:24 |
Can one take it with hooks or pierce its nose with a snare?
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