| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The LORD continued his response to Job by saying: | 1Then the LORD said to Job, |
| 2"Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God's accuser answer." | 2"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it." |
| 3Then Job replied to the LORD. He said: | 3Then Job answered the LORD and said, |
| 4"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless. | 4"Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. |
| 5I spoke once, but I can't answer; I tried a second time, but I won't do so anymore." | 5"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more." |
| 6The LORD answered Job from the wind storm and told him: | 6Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said, |
| 7"Stand up like a man! I'll ask you some questions, and you give me some answers! | 7"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. |
| 8Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous? | 8"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? |
| 9Do you have strength like God? Can you create thunder with a sound like he can?" | 9"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His? |
| 10"When you have adorned yourself with exalted majesty, clothed yourself with splendor and dignity, | 10"Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty. |
| 11dispensed the fury of your anger, made sure that you have humbled every proud person, | 11"Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low. |
| 12stared down and subdued every proud person, trampled the wicked right where they are, | 12"Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand. |
| 13buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place, | 13"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place. |
| 14then I will applaud you myself! I'll admit that you can deliver yourself by your own efforts!" | 14"Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you. |
| 15"Please observe Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox. | 15"Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox. |
| 16Now take a look at the strength that he has in his loins, and in the muscles of his abdomen. | 16"Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly. |
| 17His tail protrudes stiffly, like cedar; the sinews of his thigh interlink for strength. | 17"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
| 18His bones are conduits of bronze; his strong bones are like bars of iron. | 18"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. |
| 19He is the grandest of God's undertakings, yet his creator is approaching him with his sword. | 19"He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword. |
| 20Mountains produce food for him, where all the wild animals frolic. | 20"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there. |
| 21He lies under the lotus trees, hiding under reeds and marshes. | 21"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. |
| 22The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him. | 22"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. |
| 23What you see as a raging river doesn't alarm him; he is confident when the Jordan overflows. | 23"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. |
| 24Are your eyes looking to capture him, or to pierce his snout with a bridle?" | 24"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose? |
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