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1.8 KiB
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47 lines
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# Chapter 40
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1 The Lord answered Job:
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2 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
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Let him who argues with God give an answer.
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3 Then Job answered the Lord:
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4 I am so insignificant. How can I answer you?
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I place my hand over my mouth.
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5 I have spoken once, and I will not reply;
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twice, but now I can add nothing.
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6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
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7 Get ready to answer me like a man;
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when I question you, you will inform me.
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8 Would you really challenge my justice?
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Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?
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9 Do you have an arm like God’s?
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Can you thunder with a voice like his?
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10 Adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
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and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
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11 Pour out your raging anger;
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look on every proud person and humiliate him.
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12 Look on every proud person and humble him;
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trample the wicked where they stand.
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13 Hide them together in the dust;
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imprison them in the grave.
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14 Then I will confess to you
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that your own right hand can deliver you.
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15 Look at Behemoth,
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which I made along with you.
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He eats grass like cattle.
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16 Look at the strength of his back
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and the power in the muscles of his belly.
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17 He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;
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the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.
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18 His bones are bronze tubes;
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his limbs are like iron rods.
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19 He is the foremost of God’s works;
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only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
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20 The hills yield food for him,
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while all sorts of wild animals play there.
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21 He lies under the lotus plants,
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hiding in the protection of marshy reeds.
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22 Lotus plants cover him with their shade;
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the willows by the brook surround him.
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23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;
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he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.
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24 Can anyone capture him while he looks on,
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or pierce his nose with snares? |