1But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said: 2Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. 3Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified? 4And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder? 5Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments. 6Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them. 7Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place. 8Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit. 9Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you. 10Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox. 11His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen. 12He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together. 13His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron. 14He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword. 15The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there. 16He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places. 17The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him. 18Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth. 19He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes. 20Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord? 21Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band? 22Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly? 23Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever? 24Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids? 25Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him? 26Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes? 27Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more. 28Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.