Job 41
1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
Canst thou draw out the Crocodile with a fish-hook? Or, with a cord, canst thou fasten down his tongue?
2 Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
Wilt thou put a rush-cord on his nose? or, with a thorn, wilt thou pierce his jaw?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
Will he multiply unto thee supplications, or will he speak unto thee softly?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
Will he solemnise a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a life-long servant?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Wilt thou sport with him, as with a little bird? Or wilt thou bind him, for thy maidens?
6 Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
Shall the companions bargain over him? or will they part him among the traders?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
Wilt thou fill, with darts, his skin? or, with fish-spears, his head?
8 Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
Lay thou upon him thy hand, remember the battle—no more!
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
Lo! any hope of him, hath been found deceptive, Even at the sight of him, shall not one be overwhelmed?
10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me?
None so bold, that he will rouse him! Who then is he that, before me, can stand?
11 Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
Who hath forestalled me, that I may repay him? Under all the heavens, mine it is!
12 Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?
I will not pass by in silence his parts, or the matter of strength, or the grace of his armour.
13 Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?
Who hath removed his outer garment, through his double row of teeth, who would enter?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
The doors of his face, who hath opened? The circles of his teeth, are a terror!
15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
A pride, are his arched sides, closed up, with a firm seal;
16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
One to another, they join, and, air, cannot enter between them;
17 They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
Each to its fellow, they cleave, they grasp each other, and cannot be parted;
18 His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
His sneezings, flash forth light, and, his eyes, are like the eyelashes of the dawn;
19 Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
Out of his mouth, torches dart forth, sparks of fire, escape;
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.
Out of his nostrils, proceedeth smoke, like a blown pot and rushes;
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
His breath, setteth coals ablaze, and, a flame, out of his mouth, proceedeth;
22 In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him.
In his neck, lodgeth strength, and, before him, danceth dismay;
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
The dewlaps of his flesh, cleave together, hardened upon him, they cannot be moved;
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone;
25 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves.
At his rising up, mighty men are afraid, by reason of terror, they are beside themselves:
26 If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
As for him that assaileth him, the sword availeth not, spear, dart, or coat of mail:
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
He counteth iron as broken straw, and bronze as rotten wood:
28 The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
The arrow, will not make him flee, Into chaff, are sling-stones changed by him:
29 Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.
As a straw, is a club accounted, and he laugheth at the whir of the javelin;
30 Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
His underparts, are points of potsherd, a pointed threshing roller spreadeth out upon the slime:
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture.
He causeth to boil, as a cauldron, the raging deep, the sea, he maketh like a brewing vessel:
32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
After him, he lighteth up a path, one might think the resounding deep to be hoary!
33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless.
There is not—upon the dust—his like, that hath been made to be without fear;
34 He looketh at all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
Every thing lofty, he beholdeth, he, is king over all ravenous beasts.
