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¹ Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, & said,² Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.³ Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,⁴ Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.⁵ Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.

⁶ Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,⁷ Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.⁸ Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?⁹ Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?¹⁰ Decke thy selfe now with maiestie & excellencie, & aray thy selfe with beautie & glory.¹¹ Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.¹² Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.¹³ Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.¹⁴ Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.

¹⁵ Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.¹⁶ Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.¹⁷ When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.¹⁸ His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.¹⁹ He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.²⁰ Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.²¹ Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?²² Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?²³ Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.²⁴ Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.