40:7 “Be strong, like a man! I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.
40:8 Would you say that I am unfair? Would you blame me to make yourself look right?
40:9 Are you as strong as God? Can your voice thunder like his?
40:10 If so, then decorate yourself with glory and beauty; dress in honor and greatness as if they were clothing.
40:11 Let your great anger punish; look at the proud and bring them down.
40:12 Look at the proud and make them humble. Crush the wicked wherever they are.
40:13 Bury them all in the dirt together; cover their faces in the grave.
40:14 If you can do that, then I myself will praise you, because you are strong enough to save yourself.
40:15 “Look at Behemoth, which I made just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.
40:16 Look at the strength it has in its body; the muscles of its stomach are powerful.
40:17 Its tail is like a cedar tree; the muscles of its thighs are woven together.
40:18 Its bones are like tubes of bronze; its legs are like bars of iron.
40:19 It is one of the first of God’s works, but its Maker can destroy it.
40:20 The hills, where the wild animals play, provide food for it.
40:21 It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the tall grass in the swamp.
40:22 The lotus plants hide it in their shadow; the poplar trees by the streams surround it.
40:23 If the river floods, it will not be afraid; it is safe even if the Jordan River rushes to its mouth.
40:24 Can anyone blind its eyes and capture it? Can anyone put hooks in its nose?
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