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And Yahweh responded to Job, and said:—
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Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
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Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said:—
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Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on my mouth:
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Once, have I spoken, but I will not proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.
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So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said:—
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Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
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Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
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But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
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Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;
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Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;
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Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
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Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;
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And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
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Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
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Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly;
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He bendeth down his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his thighs, are twisted together;
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His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron:
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He, is the beginning of the ways of GOD, Let his maker, present him his sword:
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Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;
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Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;
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The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
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Lo! the river becometh insolent—he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth:
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Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?