Job 41
1 Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
Can thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
Can thou put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
Will he make many supplications to thee? Or will he speak soft words to thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?
Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou should take him for a servant forever?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Will thou play with him as with a bird? Or will thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?
Will the bands make traffic of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
7 Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?
Can thou fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish-spears?
8 Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, — do no more!
Lay thy hand upon him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
9 Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?
Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Will not a man be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
11 Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.
I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
13 Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
15 The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
His strong scales are his pride, shut up together like a close seal.
16 One is so near to another that no air can come between them;
One is so near to another that no air can come between them.
17 They are joined each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.
They are joined one to another. They stick together, so that they cannot be parted.
18 His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:
Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.
Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22 In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.
In his neck abides strength, and terror dances before him.
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.
The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm upon him. They cannot be moved.
24 His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone].
His heart is as firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
25 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.
When he raises himself up the mighty are afraid. Because of consternation they are beside themselves.
26 If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.
If a man lays at him with the sword it cannot avail, nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28 The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
The arrow cannot make him flee. Sling-stones are turned into stubble with him.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
30 His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
His underparts are like sharp potsherds. He spreads out as a threshing-wagon upon the mire.
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment;
He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.
He makes a path to shine after him. A man would think the deep to be hoary.
33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
Upon earth there is not his like who is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
He beholds everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.
