stork's

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is 11 great?

Or wilt thou leave to him thy labour?

Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home 12 thy seed,

And gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?

The wing of the ostrich rejoiceth;

1 Or, like the But are her pinions and feathers 'kindly? For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,

2 Or, dealeth hardly with

3 Heb. made her to forget wisdom.

4 Or, rouseth

herself up to flight

"Heb.shaking.

6 Heb. They paw.

7 Or, the weapons

8 Or, upon

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And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.

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She is hardened against her young ones, as if 16 they were not hers:

Though her labour be in vain, she is without
fear;

Because God hath 'deprived her of wisdom,
Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
What time she 'lifteth up herself on high,
She scorneth the horse and his rider.

Hast thou given the horse his might?

Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust?

The glory of his snorting is terrible.

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20

"He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his 21
strength :

He goeth out to meet 'the armed men.
He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed;
Neither turneth he back from the sword.
The quiver rattleth against him,
The flashing spear and the javelin.

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23

He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and 24

rage;

Or, Neither Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the

standeth he still

at &c.

trumpet.

As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! 25

And he smelleth the battle afar off,

The thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 26 Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom,

And stretch her wings toward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high?

28 She dwelleth on the rock, and hath her lodging there,

Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong hold. 29 From thence she spieth out the prey;

Her eyes behold it afar off.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.

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Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty?

3

He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee?

I lay mine hand upon my mouth.

5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer;
Yea twice, but I will proceed no further.

6 Then the LORD answered 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 even disannul my judgement?

Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

9 Or hast thou an arm like God?

And canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honour and majesty. II Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger:

1 That is, the

hippopotamus.

And look upon every one that is proud, and

abase him.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him 12
low;

And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Hide them in the dust together;

Bind their faces in the hidden place.

Then will I also confess of thee

That thine own right hand can save thee.

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14

Behold now 'behemoth, which I made with 15

thee;

He eateth grass as an ox.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

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And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
He moveth his tail like a cedar :

17

The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
His bones are as tubes of brass;

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2 Or, ribs

His limbs are like bars of iron.

3 Or, He that

made him hath

furnished him

3

He is the chief of the ways of God:

He only that made him can make his sword to
approach unto him.

with his sword Surely the mountains bring him forth food;
Where all the beasts of the field do play.
He lieth under the lotus trees,

4 Or, be violent

[Ch. xl. 25 in Heb.]

5 That is, the crocodile.

Heb. a rope of rushes.

7 Or, spike

In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
The lotus trees cover him with their shadow;
The willows of the brook compass him about.
Behold, if a river 'overflow, he trembleth not:
He is confident, though Jordan swell even to
his mouth.

Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

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Canst thou draw out 'leviathan with a fish 1 41

hook?

Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Canst thou put a rope into his nose?
Or pierce his jaw through with a 'hook?
Will he make many supplications unto thee?

3

Or will he speak soft words unto thee?
Will he make a covenant with thee,

That thou shouldest take him for a servant for
ever?

5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ?

6 Shall the bands of fishermen make traffic of him?

Shall they part him among the merchants?

7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish spears?

8 Lay thine hand upon him;

Remember the battle, and do so no more.

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain :

Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

up:

IO None is so fierce that he dare stir him
Who then is he that can stand before me?
II Who hath first given unto me, that I should
repay him?

Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 12 I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his comely proportion.

13 Who can 'strip off his outer garment?

Who shall come within his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? 2 Round about his teeth is terror.

15 His 'strong scales are his pride,

Shut up together as with a close seal.

16 One is so near to another,

That no air can come between them.

17 They are joined one to another;

They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

18 His neesings flash forth light,

And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning torches,

[Ch. xli. I in Heb.]

1 Heb. uncover the face of his garment.

2 Or, His teeth
are terrible
round about
3 Or, courses of
scales

Heb. channels

of shields.

1 Or, coat of mail

And sparks of fire leap forth.
Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth,

As of a seething pot and burning rushes.
His breath kindleth coals,

And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
In his neck abideth strength,

And terror danceth before him.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together:
They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
His heart is as firm as a stone;

Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

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When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are 25
afraid :

By reason of consternation they are beside
themselves.

If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; 26
Nor the spear, the dart, nor the 'pointed shaft.
He counteth iron as straw,

And brass as rotten wood.

Heb. son of The arrow cannot make him flee:

the bow.

Slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
Clubs are counted as stubble:

He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
His underparts are like sharp potsherds:

He spreadeth as it were a threshing wain upon

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30

3 See ch. xxviii. 8.

the mire.

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot:

He maketh the sea like ointment.
He maketh a path to shine after him ;
One would think the deep to be hoary.
Upon earth there is not his like,
That is made without fear,
He beholdeth every thing that is high:
He is king over all the sons of pride.

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
I know that thou canst do all things,

And that no purpose of thine can be restrained.

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