| Chapter 40 |
1 | And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said :
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2 | Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
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3 | Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
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4 | And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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5 | Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
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6 | Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
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7 | Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
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8 | Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
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9 | Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
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10 | Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
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11 | His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
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12 | He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
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13 | His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
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14 | He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
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15 | To him the mountains bring forth grass : there all the beasts of the field shall play.
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16 | He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
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17 | The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
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18 | Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
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19 | In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
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20 | Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
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21 | Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
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22 | Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
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23 | Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
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24 | Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
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25 | Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
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26 | Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
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27 | Lay thy hand upon him : remember the battle, and speak no more.
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28 | Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
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