| 1 | But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said: |
| 2 | Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. |
| 3 | Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified? |
| 4 | And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder? |
| 5 | Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments. |
| 6 | Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them. |
| 7 | Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place. |
| 8 | Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit. |
| 9 | Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you. |
| 10 | Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox. |
| 11 | His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen. |
| 12 | He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together. |
| 13 | His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron. |
| 14 | He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword. |
| 15 | The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there. |
| 16 | He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places. |
| 17 | The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him. |
| 18 | Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth. |
| 19 | He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes. |
| 20 | Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord? |
| 21 | Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band? |
| 22 | Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly? |
| 23 | Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever? |
| 24 | Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids? |
| 25 | Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him? |
| 26 | Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes? |
| 27 | Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more. |
| 28 | Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down. |
