“Behold now, Behemoth, which I created as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.

Then the Lord said to Job,

“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.

“Have you an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.

“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void?
Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?

“He sways his tail like a cedar;
The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],
And array yourself with honor and majesty.

“He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God;
[Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.

Then Job replied to the Lord and said,

“His bones are tubes of bronze;
His limbs are like bars of iron.

“Now gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

“He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh.

“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge
That your own right hand can save you.

“See now, his strength is in his loins
And his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.

“I have spoken once, but I will not reply again—
Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.”

“Surely the mountains bring him food,
And all the wild animals play there.

“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together;
Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].

“If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble;
He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.

“The lotus plants cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.

“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?