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The Book of Job

Douay-Rheims :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 40 -

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And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
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Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.

Job's answer to God

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Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
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And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.

God's challenge to Job

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Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
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Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
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Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
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Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
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Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
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His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
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He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
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His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
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He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
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To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
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He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
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The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
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Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
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In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
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Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
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Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
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Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
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Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
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Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
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Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
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Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
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Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
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Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
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Moreover the LORD answered Job,
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“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job's answer to God

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Then Job answered the LORD,
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Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

God's challenge to Job

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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
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Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
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Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
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Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
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Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
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Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
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Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
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Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
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Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
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Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
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He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
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He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
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Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
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He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
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The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
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Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?