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		Job 40:1 Then the LORD said to Job,
		Job 40:2 "Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who disputes with God answer it."
		Job 40:3 ¶ Then Job replied to the LORD and said,
		Job 40:4 "Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. [Ezra 9:6; Ps 51:4]
		Job 40:5 "I have spoken once, but I will not reply again-- Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further."
		Job 40:6 ¶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,
		Job 40:7 "Now gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
		Job 40:8 "Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void? Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?
		Job 40:9 "Have you an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
		Job 40:10 ¶ "Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty], And array yourself with honor and majesty.
		Job 40:11 "Pour out the overflowings of your wrath, And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
		Job 40:12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him, And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.
		Job 40:13 "[Crush and] hide them in the dust together; Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].
		Job 40:14 "[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge That your own right hand can save you.
		Job 40:15 ¶ "Behold now, Behemoth, which I created as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
		Job 40:16 "See now, his strength is in his loins And his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.
		Job 40:17 "He sways his tail like a cedar; The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].
		Job 40:18 "His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
		Job 40:19 ¶ "He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God; [Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].
		Job 40:20 "Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the wild animals play there.
		Job 40:21 "He lies down under the lotus plants, In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh.
		Job 40:22 "The lotus plants cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
		Job 40:23 "If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble; He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.
		Job 40:24 "Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?

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