Verse 1 Moreover the Lord answered Job, Verse 2 "Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it." Verse 3 Then Job answered the Lord, Verse 4 "Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. Verse 5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further." Verse 6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, Verse 7 "Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me. Verse 8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? Verse 9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him? Verse 10 "Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty. Verse 11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low. Verse 12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place. Verse 13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place. Verse 14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you. Verse 15 "See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox. Verse 16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly. Verse 17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together. Verse 18 His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron. Verse 19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword. Verse 20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play. Verse 21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh. Verse 22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him. Verse 23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth. Verse 24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?