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| 40:1 |
Then the LORD said to Job,
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| 40:2 |
"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it."
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| 40:3 |
Then Job answered the LORD and said,
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| 40:4 |
"Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to Thee? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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| 40:5 |
"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add no more."
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| 40:6 |
Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm, and said,
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| 40:7 |
"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
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| 40:8 |
"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
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| 40:9 |
"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
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| 40:10 |
"Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity; And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
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| 40:11 |
"Pour out the overflowings of your anger; And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
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| 40:12 |
"Look on everyone who is proud, [and] humble him; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
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| 40:13 |
"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden [place].
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| 40:14 |
"Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.
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| 40:15 |
"Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
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| 40:16 |
"Behold now, his strength in his loins, And his power in the muscles of his belly.
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| 40:17 |
"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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| 40:18 |
"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
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| 40:19 |
"He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.
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| 40:20 |
"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.
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| 40:21 |
"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
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| 40:22 |
"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
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| 40:23 |
"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
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| 40:24 |
"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce [his] nose?
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