XL. 1909-14. The Book of Job. The Harvard Classics

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The Book of Job.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.


[1]	MOREOVER Jehovah answered Job, and said,
[2]	Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

[3]	Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
[4]	Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
[5]	Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

[6]	Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
[7]	Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
[8]	Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
[9]	Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

[10]	Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
[11]	Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
[12]	Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
[13]	Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
[14]	Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

[15]	Behold now, behemoth, 1 which I made as 2 well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
[16]	Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
[17]	He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
[18]	His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs 3 are like bars of iron.

[19]	He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.
[20]	Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
[21]	He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
[22]	The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
[23]	Behold, if a river overflow, 4 he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
[24]	Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

Note 1. That is, the hippopotamus. [back]

Note 2. Heb. with. [back]

Note 3. Or, ribs. [back]

Note 4. Or, be violent. [back]

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