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serve as his sign to all mankind,so that all men may know his work.

He saturates clouds with moisture;he scatters his lightning through them.

They swirl about,turning round and round at his direction,accomplishing everything he commands themover the surface of the inhabited world.

He causes this to happen for punishment,for his land, or for his faithful love.

Do you know how God directs his cloudsor makes their lightning flash?

Do you give strength to the horse?Do you adorn his neck with a mane?

Do you make him leap like a locust?His proud snorting fills one with terror.

He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength;he charges into battle.

A quiver rattles at his side,along with a flashing spear and a javelin.

Do you have an arm like God’s?Can you thunder with a voice like his?

Look at the strength of his backand the power in the muscles of his belly.

He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.

His bones are bronze tubes;his limbs are like iron rods.

He is the foremost of God’s works;only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.

Can anyone capture him while he looks on,or pierce his nose with snares?

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

Can you fill his hide with harpoonsor his head with fishing spears?

I cannot be silent about his limbs,his power, and his graceful proportions.

Who can strip off his outer covering?Who can penetrate his double layer of armor?