1 D ost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down -- his tongue?

Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?

2 D ost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?

Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?

3 D oth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?

Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?

4 D oth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?

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

5 D ost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?

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

6 ( Feast upon him do companions, They divide him among the merchants!)

Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?

7 D ost thou fill with barbed irons his skin? And with fish-spears his head?

Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?

8 P lace on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!

Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle,—do no more!

9 L o, the hope of him is found a liar, Also at his appearance is not one cast down?

Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?

10 N one so fierce that he doth awake him, And who he before Me stationeth himself?

None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?

11 W ho hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it mine.

Who hath first given to me, that I should repay ? 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.

I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.

13 W ho hath uncovered the face of his clothing? Within his double bridle who doth enter?

Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?

14 T he doors of his face who hath opened? Round about his teeth 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.

The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together a close seal.

16 O ne 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 O ne unto another they adhere, They stick together and are not separated.

They are joined each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.

18 H is sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes as the eyelids of the dawn.

His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 O ut of his mouth do flames go, sparks of fire escape.

Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:

20 O ut of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds.

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.

21 H is 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 I n his neck lodge doth strength, And before him doth grief exult.

In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.

23 T he flakes of his flesh have adhered -- Firm upon him -- it is not moved.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.

24 H is heart firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the lower piece.

His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether.

25 F rom his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.

When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.

26 T he sword of his overtaker standeth not, Spear -- dart -- and lance.

If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.

27 H e reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood.

He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.

28 T he son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.

The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29 A s stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.

Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.

30 U nder him sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.

His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

31 H e 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 pot of ointment;

32 A fter him he causeth a path to shine, One thinketh the deep to be hoary.

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

33 T here is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.

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

34 E very high thing he doth see, He king over all sons of pride.

He beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.