Job 40

et adiecit Dominus et locutus est ad Iob

Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

numquid qui contendit cum Deo tam facile conquiescit utique qui arguit Deum debet respondere ei

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

respondens autem Iob Domino dixit

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

qui leviter locutus sum respondere quid possum manum meam ponam super os meum

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

unum locutus sum quod utinam non dixissem et alterum quibus ultra non addam

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

respondens autem Dominus Iob de turbine ait

Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos interrogabo te et indica mihi

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

numquid irritum facies iudicium meum et condemnabis me ut tu iustificeris

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

et si habes brachium sicut Deus et si voce simili tonas

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

circumda tibi decorem et in sublime erigere et esto gloriosus et speciosis induere vestibus

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

disperge superbos furore tuo et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

respice cunctos superbos et confunde eos et contere impios in loco suo

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

absconde eos in pulvere simul et facies eorum demerge in foveam

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

ecce Behemoth quem feci tecum faenum quasi bos comedet

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

fortitudo eius in lumbis eius et virtus illius in umbilicis ventris eius

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

constringit caudam suam quasi cedrum nervi testiculorum eius perplexi sunt

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

ossa eius velut fistulae aeris cartilago illius quasi lamminae ferreae

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

ipse principium est viarum Dei qui fecit eum adplicabit gladium eius

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

huic montes herbas ferunt omnes bestiae agri ludent ibi

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

sub umbra dormit in secreto calami et locis humentibus

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

protegunt umbrae umbram eius circumdabunt eum salices torrentis

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

ecce absorbebit fluvium et non mirabitur habet fiduciam quod influat Iordanis in os eius

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

in oculis eius quasi hamo capiet eum et in sudibus perforabit nares eius

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