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

(ESV)