1. But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said
  2. Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me
  3. Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified
  4. And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder
  5. Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments
  6. Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them
  7. Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place
  8. Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit
  9. Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you
  10. Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox
  11. His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen
  12. He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together
  13. His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron
  14. He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword
  15. The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there
  16. He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places
  17. The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him
  18. Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth
  19. He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes
  20. Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord
  21. Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band
  22. Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly
  23. Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever
  24. Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids
  25. Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him
  26. Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes
  27. Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more
  28. Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down