5 Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

, Behold, I am of small account ; what shall I answer thee ?

I lay mine hand upon my mouth.
r Once have I spoken, and I will not answer ;

Yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
5 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
- Gird up thy loins now like a man :

I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
g Wilt thou even- disannul my judgement ?

Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified ?
. Q Or hast thou an arm like God ?

And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity ;

And array thyself with honour and majesty.
Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger :

And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low ;
'^ And tread down the wicked where they stand.
, Hide them in the dust together;
; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Then will I also confess of thee

That thine own right hand can save thee. ^

Behold now 'behemoth, which I made with thee; thefipp'o-

He eateth grass as an ox. potamits.
, Lo now, his strength is in his loins,
' And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
310 The Book of Job. {Revised Version)



Chapter
XL.
■ — ♦*

' Or, ribs



'' Or, He
that made
him hath
furnished
him with
his sword



= Or, be
violent



[Ch. xl. 25
ill Heb.]
* That is,
the

crocodile,
•' Heb. a
rope of
rushes.
