1 The LORD went on to answer Job and said:
2 "Shall one who finds fault contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God give an answer."
3 And Job answered the LORD and said:
4 "See, I am of small account; what could I answer you? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, and I will not reply; twice, and I will say no more."
6 And the LORD answered Job from the storm and said:
7 "Gird your loins like a man, now; I will ask you, and you will teach me.
8 Would you even set aside my justice? Would you condemn me so as to be in the right yourself?
9 Have you an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Then deck yourself with majesty and loftiness; put on splendor and glory.
11 Let loose the fury of your anger; look at every proud one and abase him.
12 Look at every proud one and bring him low; crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them together in the dust; bind their faces in the place of hiding.
14 Then I myself will praise you, for your own right hand can save you.
15 See now Behemoth, whom I made as I made you; he feeds on grass like cattle.
16 Look, his strength is in his loins, and his might in the muscles of his belly.
17 He bends his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
18 His bones are pipes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
19 He is first among the ways of God; his Maker brings his sword near.
20 For the hills bring him their produce, and all the wild beasts play there.
21 Beneath the lotus plants he lies down, hidden among the reeds of the swamp.
22 The lotus plants screen him with their shade; the willows of the brook enclose him.
23 Look, if the river surges, he is not frightened; he stays calm though the Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare?