"Look now at Behemoth, which I made as I made you; it eats grass like the ox.

Then the Lord answered Job:

"Indeed, I am completely unworthy -- how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low;

Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

It makes its tail stiff like a cedar, the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency, and clothe yourself with glory and honor!

It ranks first among the works of God, the One who made it has furnished it with a sword.

Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot!

Then Job answered the Lord:

Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron.

"Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!

Under the lotus trees it lies, in the secrecy of the reeds and the marsh.

Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

Look at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.

I have spoken once, but I cannot answer; twice, but I will say no more."

For the hills bring it food, where all the wild animals play.

Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave.

If the river rages, it is not disturbed, it is secure, though the Jordan should surge up to its mouth.

The lotus trees conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream conceal it.

Can anyone catch it by its eyes, or pierce its nose with a snare?