Job 40:1-14

1 And the Lord ^asaid to Job:

2 “Shall a faultfinder ^bcontend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job Promises Silence

3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4 “Behold, I am ^cof small account; what shall I answer you?
^dI lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken ^eonce, and I will not answer;
^ftwice, but I will proceed no further.”

The Lord Challenges Job

6 Then the Lord ^ganswered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

7 ^h“Dress for action ^{▼▼Hebrew Gird up your loins} like a man;
^jI will question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that ^kyou may be in the right?
9 Have you ^lan arm like God,
and can you thunder with ^ma voice like his?
10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
ⁿclothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on everyone who is ^oproud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and ^ptread down the wicked ^qwhere they stand.
13 ^rHide them all in ^sthe dust together;
bind their faces in the world below. ^{▼▼Hebrew in the hidden place}
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that your own ^uright hand can save you.