Job 41
1 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
2 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5 Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8 Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 I will not stir him up, like one that is cruel: for who can resist my countenance?
None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11 Who hath given me before that I should repay him? All things that are under heaven are mine.
Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not spare him, nor his mighty words, and framed to make supplication.
I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can go into the midst of his mouth?
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
15 His body is like molten shields, shut close up with scales pressing upon one another.
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16 One is joined to another, and not so much as any air can come between them:
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 They stick one to another and they hold one another fast, and shall not be separated.
They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 His sneezing is like the shining of fire, and his eyes like the eyelids of the morning.
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go forth lamps, like torches of lighted fire.
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, like that of a pot heated and boiling.
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame cometh forth out of his mouth.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck strength shall dwell, and want goeth before his face.
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23 The members of his flesh cleave one to another: he shall send lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another place.
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart shall be as hard as a stone, and as firm as a smith’s anvil.
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25 When he shall raise him up, the angels shall fear, and being affrighted shall purify themselves.
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26 When a sword shall lay at him, it shall not be able to hold, nor a spear, nor a breastplate.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27 For he shall esteem iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28 The archer shall not put him to flight, the stones of the sling are to him like stubble.
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 As stubble will he esteem the hammer, and he will laugh him to scorn who shaketh the spear.
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30 The beams of the sun shall be under him, and he shall strew gold under him like mire.
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
31 He shall make the deep sea to boil like a pot, and shall make it as when ointments boil.
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 A path shall shine after him, he shall esteem the deep as growing old.
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33 There is no power upon earth that can be compared with him who was made to fear no one.
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth every high thing, he is king over all the children of pride.
He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
