40:1 [] O KurioV apekriqh eti proV ton Iwb kai eipen×

40:2 O diadikazomenoV proV ton Pantodunamon qelei didaxei auton; o elegcwn ton Qeon aV apokriqh proV touto.

40:3 Tote o Iwb apekriqh proV ton Kurion kai eipen×

40:4 Idou, egw eimai outidanoV× ti dunamai na apokriqw proV se; qelw balei thn ceira mou epi to stoma mou×

40:5 apax elalhsa kai den qelw apokriqh pleon× malista, diV× alla den qelw epiprosqesei.

40:6 [] Tote apekriqh o KurioV proV ton Iwb ek tou anemostrobilou kai eipe×

40:7 Zwson hdh wV anhr thn osfun sou× egw qelw se erwthsei, kai apaggeilon moi.

40:8 QeleiV ara anairesei thn krisin mou; qeleiV me katadikasei, dia na dikaiwqhV;

40:9 EceiV braciona wV o QeoV; h dunasai na brontaV me fwnhn wV autoV;

40:10 Stolisqhti twra megaloprepeian kai uperochn× kai enduqhti doxan kai wraiothta.

40:11 Ekcee taV flogaV thV orghV sou× kai blepe panta uperhfanon kai tapeinone auton.

40:12 Blepe panta uperhfanon× krhmnize auton× kai katapatei touV asebeiV en tw topw autwn.

40:13 Kruyon autouV omou en tw cwmati× kaluyon ta proswpa autwn en afaneia.

40:14 Tote kai egw qelw omologhsei proV se, oti h dexia sou dunatai na se swsh.

40:15 [] Idou twra, o Beemwq, ton opoion ekama meta sou, trwgei corton wV bouV.

40:16 Idou twra, h dunamiV autou einai en toiV nefroiV autou kai h iscuV autou en tw omfalw thV koiliaV autou.

40:17 Uyonei thn ouran autou wV kedron× ta neura twn mhrwn autou einai sumpeplegmena.

40:18 Ta osta autou einai calkinoi swlhneV× ta osta autou wV mocloi sidhrou.

40:19 Touto einai to aristourghma tou Qeou× o poihsaV auton dunatai na plhsiash eiV auton thn romfaian autou.

40:20 Dioti ta orh promhqeuousin eiV auton thn trofhn, opou paizousi panta ta qhria tou agrou.

40:21 Plagiazei upokatw twn skierwn dendrwn, upo thn skephn twn kalamwn kai en toiV baltoiV.

40:22 Ta skiera dendra skepazousin auton me thn skian autwn× ai iteai twn ruakwn perikaluptousin auton.

40:23 Idou, ean plhmmurish potamoV, den speudei na fugh× ecei qarroV, kai an o IordanhV prosballh eiV to stoma autou.