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Moreover the LORD answered Job,
and said,

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Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him?
he that reproveth God,
let him answer it.

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Then Job answered the LORD,
and said,

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Behold,
I am vile;
what shall I answer thee?
I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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Once have I spoken;
but I will not answer:
yea,
twice;
but I will proceed no further.

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Then answered the LORD unto 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 also disannul my judgment?
wilt thou condemn me,
that thou mayest be righteous?

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Hast thou an arm like God?
or 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 behold 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;
and bind their faces in secret.

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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 navel of his belly.

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He moveth his tail like a cedar:
the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

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His bones are as strong pieces of brass;
his bones are like bars of iron.

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He is the chief of the ways of God:
he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

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Surely the mountains bring him forth food,
where all the beasts of the field play.

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He lieth under the shady trees,
in the covert of the reed,
and fens.

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The shady trees cover him with their shadow;
the willows of the brook compass him about.

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Behold,
he drinketh up a river,
and hasteth not:
he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

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He taketh it with his eyes:
his nose pierceth through snares.