Job 41
1 Canst thou drawe out Liuiathan with an hooke, and with a line which thou shalt cast downe vnto his tongue?
Canst thou draw forth the crocodile with a hook, Or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Canst thou cast an hooke into his nose? canst thou perce his iawes with an angle?
Canst thou put a rope into his nose, Or pierce his cheek with a hook?
3 Will he make many prayers vnto thee, or speake thee faire?
Will he make many entreaties to thee? Will he speak soft words to thee?
4 Will hee make a couenant with thee? and wilt thou take him as a seruant for euer?
Will he make a covenant with thee? Canst thou take him for a servant for ever?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bynd him for thy maydes?
Canst thou play with him, as with a bird? Or canst thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall the companions baket with him? shall they deuide him among the marchants?
Do men in company lay snares for him? Do they divide him among the merchants?
7 Canst thou fill the basket with his skinne? or the fishpanier with his head?
Canst thou fill his skirt with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears?
8 Lay thine hand vpon him: remember the battel, and do no more so.
Do but lay thy hand upon him, —Thou wilt no more think of battle!
9 Behold, his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perish euen at the sight of him?
Behold, his hope is vain! Is he not cast down at the very sight of him?
10 None is so fearce that dare stirre him vp. Who is he then that can stand before me?
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
11 Who hath preuented mee that I shoulde make an ende? Al vnder heauen is mine.
Who hath done me a favor, that I must repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not keepe silence concerning his partes, nor his power nor his comely proportion.
I will not be silent concerning his limbs, And his strength, and the beauty of his armor.
13 Who can discouer the face of his garmet? or who shall come to him with a double bridle?
Who can uncover the surface of his garment? Who will approach his jaws?
14 Who shall open the doores of his face? his teeth are fearefull round about.
Who will open the doors of his face? The rows of his teeth are terrible!
15 The maiestie of his scales is like strog shields, and are sure sealed.
His glory is his strong shields, United with each other, as with a close seal.
16 One is set to another, that no winde can come betweene them.
They are joined one to another, So that no air can come between them.
17 One is ioyned to another: they sticke together, that they cannot be sundered.
They cleave fast to each other, They hold together, and cannot be separated.
18 His niesings make the light to shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
His sneezing sendeth forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelashes of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go lampes, and sparkes of fire leape out.
Out of his mouth go flames, And sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrels commeth out smoke, as out of a boyling pot or caldron.
From his nostrils issueth smoke, as from a heated pot, or caldron.
21 His breath maketh the coales burne: for a flame goeth out of his mouth.
His breath kindleth coals, And flames issue from his mouth.
22 In his necke remayneth strength, and labour is reiected before his face.
In his neck dwelleth strength, And terror danceth before him.
23 The members of his bodie are ioyned: they are strong in themselues, and cannot be mooued.
The flakes of his flesh cleave fast together; They are firm upon him, and cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as strong as a stone, and as hard as the nether milstone.
His heart is solid like a stone; Yea, solid like the nether millstone.
25 The mightie are afrayd of his maiestie, and for feare they faint in themselues.
When he riseth up, the mighty are afraid; Yea, they lose themselves for terror.
26 When the sword doeth touch him, he will not rise vp, nor for the speare, dart nor habergeon.
The sword of him that assaileth him doth not stand, The spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27 He esteemeth yron as strawe, and brasse as rotten wood.
He regardeth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.
28 The archer canot make him flee: ye stones of the sling are turned into stubble vnto him:
The arrow cannot make him flee; Sling-stones to him become stubble;
29 The dartes are counted as strawe: and hee laugheth at the shaking of the speare.
Clubs are accounted by him as straw; He laugheth at the shaking of the spear.
30 Sharpe stones are vnder him, and he spreadeth sharpe things vpon the myre.
Under him are sharp potsherds; He spreadeth out a thrashing-sledge upon the mire.
31 He maketh the depth to boyle like a pot, and maketh the sea like a pot of oyntment.
He maketh the deep to boil like a caldron; He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He maketh a path to shine after him: one would thinke the depth as an hoare head.
Behind him he leaveth a shining path; One would think the deep to be hoary.
33 In the earth there is none like him: hee is made without feare.
Upon the earth there is not his master; He is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth al hie things: he is a King ouer all the children of pride.
He looketh down upon all that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.
