23. Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake.
24. Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.
25. When he hears the bugle, he says, "Ha!" He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers.
26. Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?
27. Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?
28. She dwells among the rocks, and she lingers among broken boulders and inaccessible cliffs.
29. From there, she looks for food, and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.
30. Her young will drink blood, and wherever the carcass will be, she is there immediately.
31. And the Lord continued, and he said to Job:
32. Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly, he who argues with God must also respond to him.
33. Then Job answered the Lord, saying:
34. What could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouth.
35. One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no more.