² You say, “I choose the appointed time;^(C)
    it is I who judge with equity.^(D)
3 When the earth and all its people quake,^(E)
    it is I who hold its pillars^(F) firm.^[b]
4 To the arrogant^(G) I say, ‘Boast no more,’^(H)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.^[c](I)
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.^(J)’”

⁶ No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
⁷ It is God who judges:^(K)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.^(L)
8 In the hand of the Lord is a cup
    full of foaming wine mixed^(M) with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
    drink it down to its very dregs.^(N)

⁹ As for me, I will declare^(O) this forever;
    I will sing^(P) praise to the God of Jacob,^(Q)
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
    but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”^(R)

² “Will the one who contends with the Almighty^(B) correct him?^(C)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”^(D)

⁴ “I am unworthy^(E)—how can I reply to you?
    I put my hand over my mouth.^(F)
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer^(G)—
    twice, but I will say no more.”^(H)

⁷ “Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.^(J)

⁸ “Would you discredit my justice?^(K)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?^(L)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,^(M)
    and can your voice^(N) thunder like his?^(O)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
    and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.^(P)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,^(Q)
    look at all who are proud and bring them low,^(R)
12 look at all who are proud^(S) and humble them,^(T)
    crush^(U) the wicked where they stand.
¹³ Bury them all in the dust together;^(V)
    shroud their faces in the grave.^(W)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
    that your own right hand can save you.^(X)

¹⁵ “Look at Behemoth,
    which I made^(Y) along with you
    and which feeds on grass like an ox.^(Z)
16 What strength^(AA) it has in its loins,
    what power in the muscles of its belly!^(AB)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^(AC)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs^(AD) like rods of iron.^(AE)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,^(AF)
    yet its Maker^(AG) can approach it with his sword.^(AH)
20 The hills bring it their produce,^(AI)
    and all the wild animals play^(AJ) nearby.^(AK)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds^(AL) in the marsh.^(AM)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream^(AN) surround it.
²³ A raging river^(AO) does not alarm it;
    it is secure, though the Jordan^(AP) should surge against its mouth.
²⁴ Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
    or trap it and pierce its nose?^(AQ)