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48 lines
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# Chapter 40
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1 Then the Lord said to Job,
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2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
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You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
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3 Then Job replied to the Lord,
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4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
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I will cover my mouth with my hand.
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5 I have said too much already.
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I have nothing more to say.”
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6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
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7 “Brace yourself like a man,
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because I have some questions for you,
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and you must answer them.
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8 “Will you discredit my justice
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and condemn me just to prove you are right?
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9 Are you as strong as God?
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Can you thunder with a voice like his?
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10 All right, put on your glory and splendor,
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your honor and majesty.
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11 Give vent to your anger.
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Let it overflow against the proud.
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12 Humiliate the proud with a glance;
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walk on the wicked where they stand.
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13 Bury them in the dust.
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Imprison them in the world of the dead.
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14 Then even I would praise you,
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for your own strength would save you.
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15 “Take a look at Behemoth,
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which I made, just as I made you.
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It eats grass like an ox.
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16 See its powerful loins
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and the muscles of its belly.
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17 Its tail is as strong as a cedar.
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The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
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18 Its bones are tubes of bronze.
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Its limbs are bars of iron.
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19 It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
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and only its Creator can threaten it.
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20 The mountains offer it their best food,
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where all the wild animals play.
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21 It lies under the lotus plants,
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hidden by the reeds in the marsh.
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22 The lotus plants give it shade
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among the willows beside the stream.
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23 It is not disturbed by the raging river,
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not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.
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24 No one can catch it off guard
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or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. |