41:1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
41:1 "Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

41:2 Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
41:2 "Can you put a rope in his nose? Or pierce his jaw with a hook?

41:3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?
41:3 "Will he make many supplications to you? Or will he speak to you soft words?

41:4 Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
41:4 "Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?

41:5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
41:5 "Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your maidens?

41:6 Will the bands (of fishermen) make traffic of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
41:6 "Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?

41:7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears?
41:7 "Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?

41:8 Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
41:8 "Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!

41:9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
41:9 "Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

41:10 None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
41:10 "No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him; Who then is he that can stand before Me?

41:11 Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? (Whatsoever is) under the whole heaven is mine.
41:11 "Who has given to Me that I should repay [him?] [Whatever] is under the whole heaven is Mine.

41:12 I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
41:12 "I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.

41:13 Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?
41:13 "Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?

41:14 Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
41:14 "Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.

41:15 (His) strong scales are (his) pride, Shut up together (as with) a close seal.
41:15 "[His] strong scales are [his] pride, Shut up [as with] a tight seal.

41:16 One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.
41:16 "One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.

41:17 They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered.
41:17 "They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot be separated.

41:18 His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
41:18 "His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

41:19 Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.
41:19 "Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.

41:20 Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and (burning) rushes.
41:20 "Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth, As [from] a boiling pot and [burning] rushes.

41:21 His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
41:21 "His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

41:22 In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him.
41:22 "In his neck lodges strength, And dismay leaps before him.

41:23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; They cannot be moved.
41:23 "The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immovable.

41:24 His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
41:24 "His heart is as hard as a stone; Even as hard as a lower millstone.

41:25 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.
41:25 "When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.

41:26 If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
41:26 "The sword that reaches him cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.

41:27 He counteth iron as straw, (And) brass as rotten wood.
41:27 "He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.

41:28 The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
41:28 "The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.

41:29 Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
41:29 "Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.

41:30 His underparts are (like) sharp potsherds: He spreadeth (as it were) a threshing-wain upon the mire.
41:30 "His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds; He spreads out [like] a threshing sledge on the mire.

41:31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
41:31 "He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

41:32 He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.
41:32 "Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.

41:33 Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
41:33 "Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.

41:34 He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.
41:34 "He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride."