[1] Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said: [2] “Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.” [3] Then Job answered the Lord and said: [4] “Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. [5] Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.” [6] Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: [7] “Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me: [8] “Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? [9] Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? [10] Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty. [11] Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. [12] Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place. [13] Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness. [14] Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you. [15] “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. [16] See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. [17] He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. [18] His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. [19] He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. [20] Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there. [21] He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. [22] The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. [23] Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth, [24] Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.