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| 40:1 |
The LORD said to Job:
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| 40:2 |
"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
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| 40:3 |
Then Job answered the LORD:
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| 40:4 |
"I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
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| 40:5 |
I spoke once, but I have no answer-- twice, but I will say no more."
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| 40:6 |
Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
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| 40:7 |
"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
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| 40:8 |
"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
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| 40:9 |
Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
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| 40:10 |
Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
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| 40:11 |
Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
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| 40:12 |
look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
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| 40:13 |
Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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| 40:14 |
Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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| 40:15 |
"Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
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| 40:16 |
What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
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| 40:17 |
His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
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| 40:18 |
His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
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| 40:19 |
He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
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| 40:20 |
The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
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| 40:21 |
Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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| 40:22 |
The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
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| 40:23 |
When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
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| 40:24 |
Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
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