1 耶和华又对约伯说： 2 "挑剔是非的， 怎能与全能者争辩呢？责备 神的， 回答这个问题吧。" 3 于是约伯回答耶和华说： 4 "我是微小的， 可以回答你什么呢？我只好用手掩口。 5 这说了一次， 不再回答； 说了二次就不再说。" 6 于是耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说： 7 "你要如勇士束腰， 我要问你， 你要告诉我。 8 你怎能废弃我所审断的？怎能定我为有罪， 好显出你自己为义呢？ 9 你有 神那样的膀臂吗？你能用他那样的声音打雷吗？ 10 你当以庄严与尊贵为装饰， 以尊荣与威严为衣服。 11 要倒尽你忿激的怒气， 观看所有骄傲的人， 使他们降卑。 12 观看所有骄傲的人， 把他制伏， 把恶人践踏在他们的地方， 13 把他们一起掩藏在尘土里， 把他们本人捆绑在隐密处。 14 这样， 我就要向你承认， 你的右手能拯救你。 15 你看看河马吧， 我造它像造你一样， 它吃草如牛一般。 16 你看， 它的力量在腰间， 它的能力在肚腹的肌肉上， 17 它挺直尾巴硬如香柏树， 它大腿的筋纠结在一起， 18 它的骨头仿佛铜管， 它的骨干好像铁棍。 19 它在 神所造的事工中居首， 只有创造它的能使刀剑临到它身上。 20 群山为它生出食物， 田野的百兽都在那里玩耍。 21 它躺在莲叶之下， 躺在芦苇丛中与泥泽之间； 22 莲叶的阴影遮蔽它， 溪旁的白杨树环绕它。 23 江河泛滥， 它毫不慌张， 约旦河的水涨到它的口边， 它还是安然。 24 它警觉的时候谁能捉拿它？谁能用铁圈穿它的鼻子呢？"

1 And Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: --2 Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.3 And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: --4 Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.5 Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.6 And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --7 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.8 Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?9 And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?10 Put on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.11 Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.12 See every proud one -- humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.13 Hide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.14 And even I -- I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.15 Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.16 Lo, I pray thee, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.17 He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,18 His bones [are] tubes of brass, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.19 He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;20 For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.21 Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.22 Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.23 Lo, a flood oppresseth -- he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.24 Before his eyes doth [one] take him, With snares doth [one] pierce the nose?