Job 40

1...● 2Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.● 3And Job said in answer to the Lord,● 4Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.● 5I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.● 6Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,● 7Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.● 8Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?● 9Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?● 10Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:● 11Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.● 12Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.● 13Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.● 14Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.● 15See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.● 16His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.● 17His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.● 18His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.● 19He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.● 20He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.● 21He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.● 22He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.● 23Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.● 24Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?●