- 1. ¶ MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, and said,
- 2. Many are the counsels of God; he who reproves God must answer for it.
- 3. Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
- 4. Behold, I am unworthy; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
- 5. Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
- 6. ¶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
- 7. Gird up your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
- 8. Will you disannul my judgment? Will you even condemn me, that you may be justified?
- 9. Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like him?
- 10. Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.
- 11. Cast away the rage of your wrath; and look upon everyone that is proud, and abase him;
- 12. And cast the sinners into their place.
- 13. Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust.
- 14. Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you.
- 15. ¶ Behold now the hippopotamus which I made for you; he eats grass like an ox.
- 16. Lo, his strength is in his loins, and his tail stands erect like a cedar tree.
- 17. The sinews of his thighs bulge out.
- 18. His bones are strong as pieces of brass; yea, they are like bars of iron.
- 19. He is the chief among God’s creations; for he made him powerful to fight.
- 20. He roams about the mountains, and all the wild beasts of the field lie down under his protection.
- 21. He lurks in the covert of reeds, he couches as a lion.
- 22. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him.
- 23. Behold, if he plunges into the river, he is not afraid; he is confident, though the Jordan reaches to his mouth.
- 24. Can one take him with a hook, or catch him with a net? Can one snare him in a trap, or can one bind his tongue with a rope?
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