EYOV
(Book of Job)
Chapter 40

Eyov 39


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Moreover HaShem answered Job, and said:
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Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with G-d, let him answer it.
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Then Job answered HaShem, and said:
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Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
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Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

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Then HaShem answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
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Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
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Or hast thou an arm like G-d? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
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Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
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Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
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Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

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Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
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He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
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He is the beginning of the ways of G-d; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
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He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
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Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

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