Our Lord further showeth that man's power, nor justice, is not comparable to God's. 10. as appeareth in overcoming Behemoth, 20. and Leviathan.Our Lord further sheweth that mans powre, nor iustice, is not comparable to Gods. 10. as appeareth in ouercoming Behemoth, 20. and Leuiathan.✦
And our Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:AND our Lord answering Iob out of the whirlewinde, sayd:Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine, dixit :
2Gird thy loins as a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.Gird thy loynes as a man: I wil aske thee, and doe thou tel me.Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos : interrogabo te, et indica mihi.
3Shalt thou make my judgement of none irritum: void: make null: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?Shalt thou make my iudgement of none effect: and condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?✦Numquid irritum facies judicium meum, et condemnabis me, ut tu justificeris ?
4And hast thou an arm as God, and dost thou thunder with like voice.And hast thou an arme as God, and dost thou thunder with like voice.✦Et si habes brachium sicut Deus ? et si voce simili tonas ?
5Put beauty about thee, and set up thyself aloft, and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.Put beautie about thee, and set vp thy selfe aloft, and be glorious, and put on goodlie garmentes.✦Circumda tibi decorem, et in sublime erigere, et esto gloriosus, et speciosis induere vestibus.
6Disperse the proud in thy fury, and beholding every arrogant man, humble him.Disperse the prowde in thy furie, and beholding euerie arrogant man, humble him.✦Disperge superbos in furore tuo, et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.
7Behold all the proud, and confound them, and destroy the impious in their place.Behold al the prowde, and confound them, and destroy the impious in their place.✦Respice cunctos superbos, et confunde eos, et contere impios in loco suo.
8Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces in the pit.Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces in the pit.✦Absconde eos in pulvere simul, et facies eorum demerge in foveam.
9And I will confess, that thy right hand is able to save thee.And I wil confesse, that thy right hand is able to saue thee.✦Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.
10Behold, Behemoth whom I made with thee, shall eat hay as it were an ox.Behold, Behemoth whom I made with thee, shal eate hay as it were an oxe.✦Ecce behemoth quem feci tecum, fœnum quasi bos comedet.
11His strength is in his loins, and his power in the navel of his belly.His strength is in his loynes, and his powre in the nauil of his bellie.✦Fortitudo ejus in lumbis ejus, et virtus illius in umbilico ventris ejus.
12He gathereth together his tail as the cedar tree, the sinews of his testiculorum: testicles are perplexi: interwoven, entangled.He gathereth together his taile as the ceder tree, the sinewes of his stones are perplexe.✦Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum ; nervi testiculorum ejus perplexi sunt.
13His bones are as pipes of brass, his gristle as it were plates of iron.His bones are as pipes of brasse, his gristle as it were plates of iron.✦Ossa ejus velut fistulæ æris ; cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.
14He is the beginning of the ways of God, which made him, he shall apply his sword.He is the beginning of the wayes of God, which made him, he shal applie his sword.✦Ipse est principium viarum Dei : qui fecit eum applicabit gladium ejus.
15To him the mountains bear grass: all the beasts of the field shall play there.To him the mountaines beare grasse: al the beastes of the filde shal play there.✦Huic montes herbas ferunt : omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.
16He sleepeth under the shadow, in the secret of the reed, and in moist places.He sleepeth vnder the shadow, in the secrete of the reede, and in moyst places.✦Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami, et in locis humentibus.
17Shadows do protect his shadow, the willows of the torrent shall compass him.Shadowes doe protect his shadow, the willowes of the torrent shal compasse him.✦Protegunt umbræ umbram ejus : circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.
18Lo, he shall sabsorbebit: swallow, drink down up the river, and shall not marvel: and he hath confidence that Jordan may run into his mouth.Loe, he shal sup vp the riuer, and shal not meruaile: and he hath confidence that Iordan may runne into his mouth.✦Ecce absorbebit fluvium, et non mirabitur, et habet fiduciam quod influat Jordanis in os ejus.
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and with stakes he shall bore through his nostrils.In his eies as with a hooke he shal take him, and with stakes he shal boare through his nosthrels.✦In oculis ejus quasi hamo capiet eum, et in sudibus perforabit nares ejus.
20Canst thou draw out the Leviathan with a hook, and with a rope shalt thou tie his tongue?Canst thou drawe out the Leuiathan with a hooke, and with a rope shalt thou tye his tongue?✦An extrahere poteris Leviathan hamo, et fune ligabis linguam ejus ?
21Shalt thou put a ring in his nostrils, or bore through his jaw with a armilla: a clasp or ring?Shalt thou put a ring in his nosthrels, or bore through his iaw with a buckle?✦Numquid pones circulum in naribus ejus, aut armilla perforabis maxillam ejus ?
22Will he multiply prayers to thee, or speak to thee gentle words?Wil he multiplie prayers to thee, or speake to thee gentle wordes?✦Numquid multiplicabit ad te preces, aut loquetur tibi mollia ?
23Will he make a covenant with thee, and shalt thou take him to be a servant for ever?Wil he make a couenant with thee, and shalt thou take him to be a seruant for euer?✦Numquid feriet tecum pactum, et accipies eum servum sempiternum ?
24Shalt thou illudes: make sport of, play with: not deceive him as a bird, or tie him for thy handmaids?Shalt thou delude him as a birde, or tye him for thy handmaydes?✦Numquid illudes ei quasi avi, aut ligabis eum ancillis tuis ?
25Shall friends cut him, merchants divide him?Shal freindes cut him, merchantes diuide him?✦Concident eum amici ? divident illum negotiatores ?
26Shalt thou fill nets with his skin, and the gurgustium: a fishermen's stall or hut of fishes with his head?Shalt thou fil nettes with his skinne, and the cabbin of fishes with his heade?✦Numquid implebis sagenas pelle ejus, et gurgustium piscium capite illius ?
27Lay thy hand upon him: remember battle, and add to speak no more.Lay thy hand vpon him: remember battel, and adde to speake no more.✦Pone super eum manum tuam : memento belli, nec ultra addas loqui.
28Behold his hope shall frustrabitur: disappoint, fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down headlong.Behold his hope shal frustrate him, and in the sight of al he shal be cast downe headlong.✦Ecce spes ejus frustrabitur eum, et videntibus cunctis præcipitabitur.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.