Job 41
1 Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down — his tongue?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?
Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
3 Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
4 Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?
Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
5 Dost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 (Feast upon him do companions, They divide him among the merchants!)
Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
7 Dost thou fill with barbed irons his skin? And with fish-spears his head?
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
8 Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle — do not add!
Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
9 Lo, the hope of him is found a liar, Also at his appearance is not one cast down?
Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who [is] he before Me stationeth himself?
None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me?
11 Who hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it [is] mine.
Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
12 I do not keep silent concerning his parts, And the matter of might, And the grace of his arrangement.
Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?
13 Who hath uncovered the face of his clothing? Within his double bridle who doth enter?
Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?
14 The doors of his face who hath opened? Round about his teeth [are] terrible.
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
15 A pride — strong ones of shields, Shut up — a close seal.
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16 One unto another they draw nigh, And air doth not enter between them.
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 One unto another they adhere, They stick together and are not separated.
They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes [are] as the eyelids of the dawn.
His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth do flames go, sparks of fire escape.
Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds.
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath setteth coals on fire, And a flame from his mouth goeth forth.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck lodge doth strength, And before him doth grief exult.
In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him.
23 The flakes of his flesh have adhered — Firm upon him — it is not 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 lower piece.
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
25 From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves.
26 The sword of his overtaker standeth not, Spear — dart — and lance.
If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27 He reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28 The son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.
The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.
30 Under him [are] sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.
Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
31 He causeth to boil as a pot the deep, The sea he maketh as a pot of ointment.
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture.
32 After him he causeth a path to shine, One thinketh the deep to be hoary.
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33 There is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless.
34 Every high thing he doth see, He [is] king over all sons of pride.
He looketh at all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
