Job 41
1 Canst thou draw out the Crocodile with a fish-hook? Or, with a cord, canst thou fasten down his tongue?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Wilt thou put a rush-cord on his nose? or, with a thorn, wilt thou pierce his jaw?
Canst thou put a rope into his nose? or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
3 Will he multiply unto thee supplications, or will he speak unto thee softly?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
4 Will he solemnise a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a life-long servant?
Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
5 Wilt thou sport with him, as with a little bird? Or wilt thou bind him, for thy maidens?
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall the companions bargain over him? or will they part him among the traders?
Shall the bands [of fishermen] make traffic of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 Wilt thou fill, with darts, his skin? or, with fish-spears, his head?
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?
8 Lay thou upon him thy hand, remember the battle—no more!
Lay thine hand upon him; remember the battle, and do so no more.
9 Lo! any hope of him, hath been found deceptive, Even at the sight of him, shall not one be overwhelmed?
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None so bold, that he will rouse him! Who then is he that, before me, can stand?
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up: who then is he that can stand before me?
11 Who hath forestalled me, that I may repay him? Under all the heavens, mine it is!
Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? [whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not pass by in silence his parts, or the matter of strength, or the grace of his armour.
I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his comely proportion.
13 Who hath removed his outer garment, through his double row of teeth, who would enter?
Who can strip off his outer garment? who shall come within his double bridle?
14 The doors of his face, who hath opened? The circles of his teeth, are a terror!
Who can open the doors of his face? round about his teeth is terror.
15 A pride, are his arched sides, closed up, with a firm seal;
His strong scales are [his] pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
16 One to another, they join, and, air, cannot enter between them;
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 Each to its fellow, they cleave, they grasp each other, and cannot be parted;
They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 His sneezings, flash forth light, and, his eyes, are like the eyelashes of the dawn;
His neesings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth, torches dart forth, sparks of fire, escape;
Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrils, proceedeth smoke, like a blown pot and rushes;
Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, as of a seething pot and [burning] rushes.
21 His breath, setteth coals ablaze, and, a flame, out of his mouth, proceedeth;
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
22 In his neck, lodgeth strength, and, before him, danceth dismay;
In his neck abideth strength, and terror danceth before him.
23 The dewlaps of his flesh, cleave together, hardened upon him, they cannot be moved;
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone;
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
25 At his rising up, mighty men are afraid, by reason of terror, they are beside themselves:
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: by reason of consternation they are beside themselves.
26 As for him that assaileth him, the sword availeth not, spear, dart, or coat of mail:
If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27 He counteth iron as broken straw, and bronze as rotten wood:
He counteth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.
28 The arrow, will not make him flee, Into chaff, are sling-stones changed by him:
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 As a straw, is a club accounted, and he laugheth at the whir of the javelin;
Clubs are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
30 His underparts, are points of potsherd, a pointed threshing roller spreadeth out upon the slime:
His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds: he spreadeth [as it were] a threshing wain upon the mire.
31 He causeth to boil, as a cauldron, the raging deep, the sea, he maketh like a brewing vessel:
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like ointment.
32 After him, he lighteth up a path, one might think the resounding deep to be hoary!
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33 There is not—upon the dust—his like, that hath been made to be without fear;
Upon earth there is not his like, that is made without fear.
34 Every thing lofty, he beholdeth, he, is king over all ravenous beasts.
He beholdeth every thing that is high: he is king over all the sons of pride.
