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Then the LORD said to Job, |
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"Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?" |
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Then Job replied to the LORD, |
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"I am nothing-- how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. |
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I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say." |
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Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: |
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"Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. |
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"Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? |
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Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his? |
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All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty. |
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Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. |
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Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand. |
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Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead. |
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Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you. |
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"Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. |
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See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. |
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Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. |
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Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. |
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It is a prime example of God's handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it. |
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The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play. |
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It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. |
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The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. |
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It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. |
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No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. |
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