1 C anst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

“ Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

2 C anst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

“Can you put a rope in his nose Or pierce his jaw with a hook?

3 W ill he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

“Will he make many supplications to you, Or will he speak to you soft words?

4 W ill he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

“Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?

5 W ilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

“Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for your maidens?

6 S hall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

“Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?

7 C anst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

“Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?

8 L ay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

“Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!

9 B ehold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

“ Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

10 N one is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him; Who then is he that can stand before Me?

11 W ho hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

“Who has given to Me that I should repay him ? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.

13 W ho can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

“Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?

14 W ho can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

“Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.

15 H is scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

“ His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.

16 O ne 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 T hey are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

“They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot be separated.

18 B y his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

“His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 O ut of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

“Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.

20 O ut of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

“Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.

21 H is breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

“His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

22 I n his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

“In his neck lodges strength, And dismay leaps before him.

23 T he flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

“The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immovable.

24 H is heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

“His heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower millstone.

25 W hen he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

“When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.

26 T he sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

“The sword that reaches him cannot avail, Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.

27 H e esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

“He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.

28 T he arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

“The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.

29 D arts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

“Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.

30 S harp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

“His underparts are like sharp potsherds; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.

31 H e maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

“He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

32 H e maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

“Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.

33 U pon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

“ Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.

34 H e beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

“ He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.”