Job

1耶和华又对约伯说：

2强辩的岂可与全能者争论吗？ 与 神辩驳的可以回答这些吧！

3于是，约伯回答耶和华说：

4我是卑贱的！我用什么回答你呢？ 只好用手捂口。

5我说了一次，再不回答； 说了两次，就不再说。

6于是，耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：

7你要如勇士束腰； 我问你，你可以指示我。

8你岂可废弃我所拟定的？ 岂可定我有罪，好显自己为义吗？

9你有 神那样的膀臂吗？ 你能像他发雷声吗？

10你要以荣耀庄严为妆饰， 以尊荣威严为衣服；

11要发出你满溢的怒气， 见一切骄傲的人，使他降卑；

12见一切骄傲的人，将他制伏， 把恶人践踏在本处；

13将他们一同隐藏在尘土中， 把他们的脸蒙蔽在隐密处；

14我就认你右手能以救自己。

15你且观看河马； 我造你也造它。 它吃草与牛一样；

16它的气力在腰间， 能力在肚腹的筋上。

17它摇动尾巴如香柏树； 它大腿的筋互相联络。

18它的骨头好像铜管； 它的肢体仿佛铁棍。

19它在 神所造的物中为首； 创造它的给它刀剑。

20诸山给它出食物， 也是百兽游玩之处。

21它伏在莲叶之下， 卧在芦苇隐密处和水洼子里。

22莲叶的阴凉遮蔽它； 溪旁的柳树环绕它。

23河水泛滥，它不发战； 就是约旦河的水涨到它口边，也是安然。

24在它防备的时候，谁能捉拿它？ 谁能牢笼它穿它的鼻子呢？

Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

1And the LORD said to Job:

2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

3Then Job answered the LORD:

4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You?I place my hand over my mouth.

5I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”

The LORD Challenges Job Again

6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

7“Now brace yourselflike a man;I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

8Would you really annul My justice?Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

9Do you have an arm like God’s?Can you thunder with a voice like His?

10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

11Unleash the fury of your wrath;look on every proud man and bring him low.

12Look on every proud man and humble him;trample the wicked where they stand.

13Bury them together in the dust;imprison them in the grave.

14Then I will confess to youthat your own right hand can save you.

15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you.He feeds on grass like an ox.

16See the strength of his loinsand the power in the muscles of his belly.

17His tail sways like a cedar;the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

18His bones are tubes of bronze;his limbs are rods of iron.

19He is the foremost of God’s works;only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

20The hills yield him their produce,while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

21He lies under the lotus plants,hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade;the willowsof the brook surround him.

23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

24Can anyone capture him as he looks on,or pierce his nose with a snare?