1 O Senhor disse a Jó:2 "Aquele que contende com o Todo-poderoso poderá repreendê-lo? Que responda a Deus aquele que o acusa! "3 Então Jó respondeu ao Senhor:4 "Sou indigno; como posso responder-te? Ponho a mão sobre a minha boca.5 Falei uma vez, mas não tenho resposta; sim, duas vezes, mas não direi mais nada".6 Depois, o Senhor falou a Jó do meio da tempestade:  7 "Prepare-se como simples homem que é; eu lhe farei perguntas, e você me responderá.8 "Você vai pôr em dúvida a minha justiça? Vai condenar-me para justificar-se?9 Seu braço é como o de Deus, e sua voz pode trovejar como a dele?10 Adorne-se, então, de esplendor e glória, e vista-se de majestade e honra.11 Derrame a fúria da sua ira, olhe para todo orgulhoso e lance-o por terra,12 olhe para todo orgulhoso e humilhe-o, esmague os ímpios onde estiverem.13 Enterre-os todos juntos no pó; encubra os rostos deles no túmulo.14 Então admitirei que a sua mão direita pode salvar você.15 "Veja o Beemote que criei quando criei você e que come de capim como o boi.16 Que força ele tem em seus lombos! Que poder nos músculos do seu ventre!17 A cauda dele balança como o cedro; os nervos de suas coxas são firmemente entrelaçados.18 Seus ossos são canos de bronze, seus membros são varas de ferro.19 Ele ocupa o primeiro lugar entre as obras de Deus. No entanto, o seu Criador pode chegar a ele com sua espada.20 Os montes lhe oferecem os seus produtos, e todos os animais selvagens brincam por perto.21 Sob os lotos se deita, oculto entre os juncos do brejo.22 Os lotos o escondem à sua sombra; os salgueiros junto ao regato o cercam.23 Quando o rio se enfurece, ele não se abala; mesmo que o Jordão encrespe as ondas contra a sua boca, ele se mantém calmo.24 Poderá alguém capturá-lo pelos olhos, ou prendê-lo em armadilha e enganchá-lo pelo nariz?

1 \40:6\Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,2 \40:7\Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.3 \40:8\Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?4 \40:9\Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?5 \40:10\Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:6 \40:11\Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.7 \40:12\Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.8 \40:13\Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.9 \40:14\Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.10 \40:15\See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.11 \40:16\His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.12 \40:17\His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.13 \40:18\His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.14 \40:19\He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.15 \40:20\He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.16 \40:21\He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.17 \40:22\He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.18 \40:23\Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.19 \40:24\Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?20 \41:1\Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?21 \41:2\Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?22 \41:3\Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you?23 \41:4\Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?24 \41:5\Will you make sport with him, as with a bird? or put him in chains for your young women?25 \41:6\Will the fishermen make profit out of him? will they have him cut up for the traders?26 \41:7\Will you put sharp-pointed irons into his skin, or fish-spears into his head?27 \41:8\Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!28 \41:9\Truly, the hope of his attacker is false; he is overcome even on seeing him!