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2Job, you challenged Almighty God; will you give up now, or will you answer?Select Job 40:2

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4I spoke foolishly, Lord. What can I answer? I will not try to say anything else.Select Job 40:4

5I have already said more than I should.Select Job 40:5

6Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job once again.Select Job 40:6

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7Now stand up straight and answer my questions.Select Job 40:7

8Are you trying to prove that I am unjust— to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?Select Job 40:8

9Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?Select Job 40:9

10If so, stand up in your honor and pride; clothe yourself with majesty and glory.Select Job 40:10

11Look at those who are proud; pour out your anger and humble them.Select Job 40:11

12Yes, look at them and bring them down; crush the wicked where they stand.Select Job 40:12

13Bury them all in the ground; bind them in the world of the dead.Select Job 40:13

14Then I will be the first to praise you and admit that you won the victory yourself.Select Job 40:14

15Look at the monster Behemoth; I created him and I created you. He eats grass like a cow,Select Job 40:15

16but what strength there is in his body, and what power there is in his muscles!Select Job 40:16

17His tail stands up like a cedar, and the muscles in his legs are strong.Select Job 40:17

18His bones are as strong as bronze, and his legs are like iron bars.Select Job 40:18

19The most amazing of all my creatures! Only his Creator can defeat him.Select Job 40:19

20Grass to feed him grows on the hills where wild beasts play.Select Job 40:20

21He lies down under the thorn bushes, and hides among the reeds in the swamp.Select Job 40:21

22The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade.Select Job 40:22

23He is not afraid of a rushing river; he is calm when the Jordan dashes in his face.Select Job 40:23

24Who can blind his eyes and capture him? Or who can catch his snout in a trap?Select Job 40:24