Job 40  Holman Christian Standard Bible

² Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
Let him who argues with God give an answer.^[a]

⁴ I am so insignificant. How can I answer You?^(A)
I place my hand over my mouth.
⁵ I have spoken once, and I will not reply;
twice, but now I can add nothing.^(B)

⁷ Get ready to answer Me like a man;
When I question^(D) you, you will inform Me.
⁸ Would you really challenge My justice?
Would you declare Me guilty^(E) to justify yourself?^(F)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like His?

¹⁰ Adorn yourself with majesty^(G) and splendor,
and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
¹¹ Unleash your raging anger;^(H)
look on every proud person and humiliate him.^(I)
12 Look on every proud person and humble him;^(J)
trample the wicked where they stand.^[b]
13 Hide them together in the dust;
imprison them in the grave.^[c]
14 Then I will confess to you
that your own right hand^(K) can deliver you.^(L)

¹⁵ Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.
¹⁶ Look at the strength of his loins
and the power in the muscles of his belly.
¹⁷ He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;
the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.
¹⁸ His bones are bronze tubes;
his limbs are like iron rods.
¹⁹ He is the foremost of God’s works;^(M)
only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
²⁰ The hills yield food for him,
while all sorts of wild animals play there.
²¹ He lies under the lotus plants,
hiding in the protection^[d] of marshy reeds.
²² Lotus plants cover him with their shade;
the willows by the brook surround him.
²³ Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;
he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.
²⁴ Can anyone capture him while he looks on,^[e]
or pierce his nose with snares?