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Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, (40:1)

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it (40:2)

Then Job answered the Lord, and said, (40:3)

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth (40:4)

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further (40:5)

Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, (40:6)

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me (40:7)

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? (40:8)

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? (40:9)

Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty (40:10)

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one [that is] proud, and abase him (40:11)

Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place (40:12)

Hide them in the dust together; [and] bind their faces in secret (40:13)

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee (40:14)

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox (40:15)

Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly (40:16)

He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together (40:17)

His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron (40:18)

He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [unto him] (40:19)

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play (40:20)

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens (40:21)

The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about (40:22)

Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth (40:23)

He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares (40:24)

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