Job

Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:

"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?

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

Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,

look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.

Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.

Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

"Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.

What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!

His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.

His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.

He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.

The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.

Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.

The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.

When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.

Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?

"Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Will he keep begging you for mercy? Will he speak to you with gentle words?

Will he make an agreement with you for you to take him as your slave for life?

Can you make a pet of him like a bird or put him on a leash for your girls?

Will traders barter for him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?

Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?

If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!

Any hope of subduing him is false; the mere sight of him is overpowering.