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¹ Moreover the LORD [1†]answered Job, and said:

² “Shall [2†]the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who [3†]rebukes God, let him answer it.”

³ Then Job answered the LORD and said:

⁴ “Behold, [4†] I am vile; What shall I answer You? [5†]I lay my hand over my mouth.

⁵ Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

⁶ [6†]Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

⁷ “Now [7†] prepare yourself like a man; [8†]I will question you, and you shall answer Me:

⁸ “Would [9†] you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

⁹ Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with [10†]a voice like His?

¹⁰ [11†]Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.

¹¹ Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

¹² Look on everyone who is [12†]proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.

¹³ Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

¹⁴ Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.

¹⁵ “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.

¹⁶ See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.

¹⁷ He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

¹⁸ His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.

¹⁹ He is the first of the [13†]ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

²⁰ Surely the mountains [14†]yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

²¹ He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.

²² The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.

²³ Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

²⁴ Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.

#	NKJV Bible
1	Moreover the LORD [1†]answered Job, and said:
2	“Shall [2†]the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who [3†]rebukes God, let him answer it.”
3	Then Job answered the LORD and said:
4	“Behold, [4†] I am vile; What shall I answer You? [5†]I lay my hand over my mouth.
5	Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6	[6†]Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7	“Now [7†] prepare yourself like a man; [8†]I will question you, and you shall answer Me:
8	“Would [9†] you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
9	Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with [10†]a voice like His?
10	[11†]Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
11	Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
12	Look on everyone who is [12†]proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
13	Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
14	Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.
15	“Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
16	See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.
17	He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18	His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.
19	He is the first of the [13†]ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
20	Surely the mountains [14†]yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
21	He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.
22	The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
23	Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
24	Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.

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