1 ¶ Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook or with the cord which thou lettest down on his tongue?

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

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

Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

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

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

4 W ill he make a covenant with thee that thou shall take him for a slave for ever?

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

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

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

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

Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

7 C anst thou cut his skin with knives or his head with a fish spear?

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

8 L ay thine hand upon him; thou shalt remember the battle and do no more.

Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

9 B ehold, your hope regarding him shall fail; for even at the sight of him they shall faint.

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

10 N o one is so bold as to dare stir him up; who then shall be able to stand before me?

None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

11 ¶ Who has preceded me, that I should repay him? All that is under the whole heaven is mine.

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

12 I will not conceal his lies, nor his might, nor the beauty of his order.

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

13 W ho shall uncover the face of his garment? Or who shall come to him with a double bridle?

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

14 W ho shall open the doors of his face? The orders of his teeth are terrible.

Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

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

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close 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 separated.

They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

18 B y his sneezings lights are lit, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

By his neesings a light doth shine, 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 lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

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

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

21 H is breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22 I n his neck dwells strength, and before him the work is undone.

In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

23 T he failings of his flesh are joined together; his flesh is firm in him and does not move.

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

24 H is heart is as firm as a stone; as hard as a piece of the lower millstone.

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

25 O f his greatness, the mighty are afraid; by reason of breakings they remove sin from themselves.

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

26 W hen one catches up to him, no sword or spear or dart or coat of mail shall endure against him.

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

27 H e esteems iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.

He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

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

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29 H e counts any weapon as stubble; he laughs at the shaking of a spear.

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

30 B roken clay vessels are under him; he carves his imprint upon the mire.

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

31 H e makes the deep to boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

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

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

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

Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

34 H e despises all exalted things; he is king over all the sons of pride.

He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.