Now behold behemoth, which I made along with you; he eats grass like an ox;

And Jehovah answered Job and said,

Behold, I am vile! What shall I answer You? I will lay my hand on my mouth.

And have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

Shall a reprover contend with the Almighty? He who reproves God, let him answer it.

And Jehovah answered Job out of the tempest, and said,

Pour forth the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone who is proud, and abase him.

Will you also set aside My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?

He hangs his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Adorn yourself now with majesty and grandeur, and with glory and honor clothe yourself.

He is the first of the ways of God; his Maker brings near his sword.

Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

And Job answered Jehovah and said,

His bones are like tubes of bronze; his bones are like bars of iron.

Now gird up your loins like a man. I will question you, and you teach Me.

He lies under the lotus, in the hiding place of the reed and the marsh.

Then I also will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

see, now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will go no further.

For the mountains yield food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there.

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in darkness.

Behold, though a flood presses, he does not run away; he feels safe even if Jordan swells up to his mouth.

The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook surround him.

Shall any take him before his eyes, or pierce through his nose with cords?