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The Book of Job

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- Chapter 40 -

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And YHWH answers Job and says:
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“Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”

Job's answer to God

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And Job answers YHWH and says:
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“Behold, I have been vile, || What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
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I have spoken once, and I do not answer, || And twice, and I do not add.”

God's challenge to Job

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And YHWH answers Job out of the whirlwind and says:
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“Now gird your loins as a man, || I ask you, and you cause Me to know.
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Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, || That you may be righteous?
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And do you have an arm like God? And do you thunder with a voice like His?
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Now put on excellence and loftiness, || Indeed, put on splendor and beauty.
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Scatter abroad the wrath of your anger, || And see every proud one, and make him low.
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See every proud one—humble him, || And tread down the wicked in their place.
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Hide them in the dust together, || Bind their faces in secret.
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And even I praise you, || For your right hand gives salvation to you.
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Now behold, behemoth, || That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
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Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, || And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
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He bends his tail as a cedar, || The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
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His bones [are] tubes of bronze, || His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
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He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, || His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
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For mountains bear food for him, || And all the beasts of the field play there.
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He lies down under shades, || In a secret place of reed and marsh.
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Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, || Willows of the brook cover him.
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Behold, a flood oppresses—he does not hurry, || He is confident though Jordan || Comes forth to his mouth.
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Does [one] take him by his eyes? || Does [one] pierce the nose with snares?”
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Moreover the LORD answered Job,
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“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job's answer to God

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Then Job answered the LORD,
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“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

God's challenge to Job

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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
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“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
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Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
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Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
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“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
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Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
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Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
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Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
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Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
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Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
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He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
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He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
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Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
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He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
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The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
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Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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