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¹ MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, and said,² Many are the counsels of God; he who reproves God must answer for it.³ Then Job answered the LORD, and said,⁴ Behold, I am unworthy; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.⁵ Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

⁶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,⁷ Gird up your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me.⁸ Will you disannul my judgment? Will you even condemn me, that you may be justified?⁹ Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like him?¹⁰ Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty.¹¹ Cast away the rage of your wrath; and look upon everyone that is proud, and abase him;¹² And cast the sinners into their place.¹³ Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust.¹⁴ Then will I also give you credit when your own right hand has saved you.

¹⁵ Behold now the hippopotamus which I made for you; he eats grass like an ox.¹⁶ Lo, his strength is in his loins, and his tail stands erect like a cedar tree.¹⁷ The sinews of his thighs bulge out.¹⁸ His bones are strong as pieces of brass; yea, they are like bars of iron.¹⁹ He is the chief among Gods creations; for he made him powerful to fight.²⁰ He roams about the mountains, and all the wild beasts of the field lie down under his protection.²¹ He lurks in the covert of reeds, he couches as a lion.²² The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him.²³ Behold, if he plunges into the river, he is not afraid; he is confident, though the Jordan reaches to his mouth.²⁴ Can one take him with a hook, or catch him with a net? Can one snare him in a trap, or can one bind his tongue with a rope?