40:7 “Stand up like a man, and brace yourself; I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!
40:8 “Are you impugning my justice? Putting me in the wrong to prove yourself right?
40:9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
40:10 Come on, deck yourself with majesty and dignity, robe yourself in glory and splendor.
40:11 Let loose your furious anger, look at all who are proud, and humble them.
40:12 Look at all who are proud, and bring them down; tread down the wicked where they stand.
40:13 Bury them in the ground together, bind their faces in the hidden world.
40:14 If you do this, then I will confess to you that your own power can save you.
40:15 “Now consider Behemot, whom I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox.
40:16 What strength he has in his loins! What power in his stomach muscles!
40:17 He can make his tail as stiff as a cedar, the muscles in his thighs are like cables,
40:18 his bones are like bronze pipes, his limbs like iron bars.
40:19 “He ranks first among God’s works. Only his maker can approach him with his sword.
40:20 The mountains produce food for him there, where all the wild animals play.
40:21 He lies down under the thorny lotus bushes and is hidden by the reeds in the swamp;
40:22 the lotus bushes cover him with their shade, and the willows by the stream surround him.
40:23 If the river overflows, it doesn’t worry him; he is confident even if the Yarden rushes by his mouth.
40:24 Can anyone catch him by his eyes or pierce his nose with a hook?
40:25 “And Livyatan! Can you catch him with a fishhook or hold his tongue down with a rope?
40:26 Can you put a ring in his nose or pierce his jaw with a barb?
40:27 Will he entreat you at length? Will he speak with you softly?
40:28 Will he agree with you to be your slave forever?
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