3. Job said to the Lord:
4. Who am I to answer you?
5. I did speak once or twice,but never again.
6. Then out of the stormthe Lord said to Job:
7. Face me and answerthe questions I ask!
8. Are you trying to provethat you are innocentby accusing me of injustice?
9. Do you have a powerful armand a thundering voicethat compare with mine?
21-22. It rests in the shade of treesalong the river bankor hides among reedsin the swamp.
23. It remains calm and unafraidwith the River Jordan rushingand splashing in its face.
24. There is no way to capturea hippopotamus—not even by hooking its noseor blinding its eyes.