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| 40:2 | Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer. |
| 40:3 | And Job said in answer to the Lord, |
| 40:4 | Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth. |
| 40:5 | I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again. |
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| 40:6 | Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said, |
| 40:7 | Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers. |
| 40:8 | Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right? |
| 40:9 | Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his? |
| 40:10 | Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power: |
| 40:11 | Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low. |
| 40:12 | Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places. |
| 40:13 | Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld. |
| 40:14 | Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation. |
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| 40:15 | See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox. |
| 40:16 | His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach. |
| 40:17 | His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together. |
| 40:18 | His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron. |
| 40:19 | He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure. |
| 40:20 | He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play. |
| 40:21 | He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants. |
| 40:22 | He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him. |
| 40:23 | Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth. |
| 40:24 | Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose? |
Ayub 40 - Bible in Basic English
