1 respondens autem Dominus Iob de turbine ait
2 accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos interrogabo te et indica mihi
3 numquid irritum facies iudicium meum
et condemnabis me ut tu iustificeris
4 et si habes brachium sicut Deus et si voce simili tonas
5 circumda tibi decorem et in sublime erigere
et esto gloriosus et speciosis induere vestibus
6 disperge superbos furore tuo
et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia
7 respice cunctos superbos et confunde eos
et contere impios in loco suo
8 absconde eos in pulvere simul
et facies eorum demerge in foveam
9 et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua
10 ecce Behemoth quem feci tecum faenum quasi bos comedet
11 fortitudo eius in lumbis eius
et virtus illius in umbilicis ventris eius
12 constringit caudam suam quasi cedrum
nervi testiculorum eius perplexi sunt
13 ossa eius velut fistulae aeris cartilago illius quasi lamminae ferreae
14 ipse principium est viarum Dei
qui fecit eum adplicabit gladium eius
15 huic montes herbas ferunt omnes bestiae agri ludent ibi
16 sub umbra dormit in secreto calami et locis
humentibus
17 protegunt umbrae umbram eius
circumdabunt eum salices torrentis
18 ecce absorbebit fluvium et non mirabitur
habet fiduciam quod influat Iordanis in os eius
19 in oculis eius quasi hamo capiet eum
et in sudibus perforabit nares eius
20 an extrahere poteris Leviathan hamo
et fune ligabis linguam eius
21 numquid pones circulum in naribus eius
et armilla perforabis maxillam eius
22 numquid multiplicabit ad te preces
aut loquetur tibi mollia
23 numquid feriet tecum pactum et accipies eum servum sempiternum
24 numquid inludes ei quasi avi
aut ligabis illum ancillis tuis
25 concident eum amici divident illum negotiatores
26 numquid implebis sagenas pelle eius
et gurgustium piscium capite illius
27 pone super eum manum tuam
memento belli nec ultra addas loqui
28 ecce spes eius frustrabitur eum
et videntibus cunctis praecipitabitur
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him ? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 ¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 ¶ Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 ¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him . 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.