¹Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine,But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind,dixit:said:

¹Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine,But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind,dixit:said:

²Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos:Gird your waist like a man.interrogabo te,I will question you,et indica mihi.and you must answer me.

²Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos:Gird your waist like a man.interrogabo te,I will question you,et indica mihi.and you must answer me.

³Numquid irritum facies judicium meum,Will you make my judgment nullet condemnabis me,and void;ut tu justificeris?and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?

³Numquid irritum facies judicium meum,Will you make my judgment nullet condemnabis me,and void;ut tu justificeris?and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?

⁴Et si habes brachium sicut Deus?And do you have an arm like God,et si voce simili tonas?or a voice like thunder?

⁴Et si habes brachium sicut Deus?And do you have an arm like God,et si voce simili tonas?or a voice like thunder?

⁵Circumda tibi decorem,Envelop yourself with splendor,et in sublime erigere,and raise yourself up on high,et esto gloriosus,and be glorious,et speciosis induere vestibus.and put on splendid garments.

⁵Circumda tibi decorem,Envelop yourself with splendor,et in sublime erigere,and raise yourself up on high,et esto gloriosus,and be glorious,et speciosis induere vestibus.and put on splendid garments.

⁶Disperge superbos in furore tuo,Scatter the arrogant with your wrath,et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.

⁶Disperge superbos in furore tuo,Scatter the arrogant with your wrath,et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.

⁷Respice cunctos superbos,Look down upon each of the arrogantet confunde eos,and confound them,et contere impios in loco suo.and crush the impious in their place.

⁷Respice cunctos superbos,Look down upon each of the arrogantet confunde eos,and confound them,et contere impios in loco suo.and crush the impious in their place.

⁸Absconde eos in pulvere simul,Hide them in the dust togetheret facies eorum demerge in foveam.and plunge their faces into the pit.

⁸Absconde eos in pulvere simul,Hide them in the dust togetheret facies eorum demerge in foveam.and plunge their faces into the pit.

⁹Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.

⁹Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.

¹⁰Ecce behemoth quem feci tecum,Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you,fœnum quasi bos comedet.eats hay like an ox.

¹⁰Ecce behemoth quem feci tecum,Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you,fœnum quasi bos comedet.eats hay like an ox.

¹¹Fortitudo ejus in lumbis ejus,His strength is in his lower back,et virtus illius in umbilico ventris ejus.and his power is in the center of his abdomen.

¹¹Fortitudo ejus in lumbis ejus,His strength is in his lower back,et virtus illius in umbilico ventris ejus.and his power is in the center of his abdomen.

¹²Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum;He draws up his tail like a cedar;nervi testiculorum ejus perplexi sunt.the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.

¹²Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum;He draws up his tail like a cedar;nervi testiculorum ejus perplexi sunt.the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.

¹³Ossa ejus velut fistulæ æris;His bones are like pipes of brass;cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.his cartilage is like plates of iron.

¹³Ossa ejus velut fistulæ æris;His bones are like pipes of brass;cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.his cartilage is like plates of iron.

¹⁴Ipse est principium viarum Dei:He is the beginning of the ways of God,qui fecit eum applicabit gladium ejus.who made him; he will use him as his sword.

¹⁴Ipse est principium viarum Dei:He is the beginning of the ways of God,qui fecit eum applicabit gladium ejus.who made him; he will use him as his sword.

¹⁵Huic montes herbas ferunt:The mountains bring forth grass for him;omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.all the beasts of the field will play there.

¹⁵Huic montes herbas ferunt:The mountains bring forth grass for him;omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.all the beasts of the field will play there.

¹⁶Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami,He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches,et in locis humentibus.and in moist places.

¹⁶Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami,He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches,et in locis humentibus.and in moist places.

¹⁷Protegunt umbræ umbram ejus:The shadows cover his shadow;circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.the willows of the brook will encircle him.

¹⁷Protegunt umbræ umbram ejus:The shadows cover his shadow;circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.the willows of the brook will encircle him.

¹⁸Ecce absorbebit fluvium,Behold,et non mirabitur,he will drink a river and not be amazed,et habet fiduciam quod influat Jordanis in os ejus.and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.

¹⁸Ecce absorbebit fluvium,Behold,et non mirabitur,he will drink a river and not be amazed,et habet fiduciam quod influat Jordanis in os ejus.and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.

¹⁹In oculis ejus quasi hamo capiet eum,He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook,et in sudibus perforabit nares ejus.and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.

¹⁹In oculis ejus quasi hamo capiet eum,He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook,et in sudibus perforabit nares ejus.and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.

²⁰An extrahere poteris Leviathan hamo,Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook,et fune ligabis linguam ejus?and can you bind his tongue with a cord?

²⁰An extrahere poteris Leviathan hamo,Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook,et fune ligabis linguam ejus?and can you bind his tongue with a cord?

²¹Numquid pones circulum in naribus ejus,Can you place a ring in his nose,aut armilla perforabis maxillam ejus?or bore through his jaw with an arm band?

²¹Numquid pones circulum in naribus ejus,Can you place a ring in his nose,aut armilla perforabis maxillam ejus?or bore through his jaw with an arm band?

²²Numquid multiplicabit ad te preces,Will he offer many prayers to you,aut loquetur tibi mollia?or speak to you quietly?

²²Numquid multiplicabit ad te preces,Will he offer many prayers to you,aut loquetur tibi mollia?or speak to you quietly?

²³Numquid feriet tecum pactum,Will he form a covenant with you,et accipies eum servum sempiternum?and will you accept him as a servant forever?

²³Numquid feriet tecum pactum,Will he form a covenant with you,et accipies eum servum sempiternum?and will you accept him as a servant forever?

²⁴Numquid illudes ei quasi avi,Will you play with him as with a bird,aut ligabis eum ancillis tuis?or tether him for your handmaids?

²⁴Numquid illudes ei quasi avi,Will you play with him as with a bird,aut ligabis eum ancillis tuis?or tether him for your handmaids?

²⁵Concident eum amici?Will your friends cut him into pieces,divident illum negotiatores?will dealers distribute him?

²⁵Concident eum amici?Will your friends cut him into pieces,divident illum negotiatores?will dealers distribute him?

²⁶Numquid implebis sagenas pelle ejus,Will you fill up bags with his hide,et gurgustium piscium capite illius?and let his head be used as a home for fishes?

²⁶Numquid implebis sagenas pelle ejus,Will you fill up bags with his hide,et gurgustium piscium capite illius?and let his head be used as a home for fishes?

²⁷Pone super eum manum tuam:Place your hand upon him;memento belli,remember the battlenec ultra addas loqui.and speak no more.

²⁷Pone super eum manum tuam:Place your hand upon him;memento belli,remember the battlenec ultra addas loqui.and speak no more.

²⁸Ecce spes ejus frustrabitur eum,Behold, his hope will fail him,et videntibus cunctis præcipitabitur.and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.

²⁸Ecce spes ejus frustrabitur eum,Behold, his hope will fail him,et videntibus cunctis præcipitabitur.and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.