ASV(i)
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, which I made as 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 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, 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?
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, which I made as 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 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, 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?