"Look, Behemoth, which I have made just as [I made] you; it eats grass like the ox.

Then Yahweh answered Job and said,

"Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

"Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it."

Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,

Pour out the overflowing of your anger, and look at all [the] proud, and humble them.

"Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

It keeps its tail straight like a cedar; [the] sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Adorn yourself [with] pride and dignity, and clothe yourself [with] splendor.

"It [is] the first of God's actions; the [one who] made him furnishes [it with] his sword.

Look at all [the] proud, humble them, and tread down [the] wicked {where they stand}.

So Job answered Yahweh and said,

Its bones [are] tubes of copper, its limbs like rods of iron.

"{Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man}, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

Under [the] lotus tree it lies, in [the] hiding place of [the] reeds and [in the] marsh.

And I will also praise you, that your [own] right hand can save you.

Look, its strength [is] in its loins and its power in the muscles of its stomach.

Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, but I will not proceed."

Yes, [the] mountains yield produce for it, and all {wild animals} play there.

Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the grave.

Look, [if the] river is turbulent, it is not frightened; it is confident even though [the] Jordan rushes against its mouth.

[The] lotus trees cover it [with] their shade; [the] wadi's poplar trees surround it.

Can anyone take it by its eyes? Can he pierce [its] nose with a snare?