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¹ CAN you catch the Leviathan with a hook? Or draw him out with a cord in his mouth?² Can you put a bridle in his mouth? Or bore his jaw with a thorn?³ Will he make many supplications to you? Or will he speak flattering words to you?⁴ Will he make a covenant with you? Or will you count him as a servant for ever?⁵ Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you keep him as a pet for your children?⁶ Shall fishermen gather over him? Shall they divide him among many people?⁷ Can you fill his skin with meat? Or bake his head with fire?⁸ Try to capture him; such a battle you will have! You will never forget it.⁹ Behold, Job, you now are set free from your afflictions. So your God will also remove your bitterness.¹⁰ One cannot go far off when Leviathan is stirred up; but who then is able to stand before me?

¹¹ Who has pre-eminence over me, so that I should surrender?¹² Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.¹³ I will not keep silence because of his power, and the might of his sinews.¹⁴ Who has removed his skin? Who can come near him when the net is lowered?¹⁵ Who can open the doors of his mouth? His teeth are terrible round about.¹⁶ His mouth is tied up, and closely shut, as with a seal.¹⁷ His teeth are so close together that no air can come between them.¹⁸ They are joined one to another, they stick together so that they cannot be separated.¹⁹ His appearance is full of light, and his eyes are like rays of the dawn.²⁰ Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.²¹ Out of his nostrils goes smoke, like a flame spreading round the sides of a pot.²² His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.²³ He has great strength in his neck, and fear is to him like dancing.²⁴ His meat is good and fat, and it is nourishing.²⁵ His heart is never made to quake for fear, but is firm like a stone; yea as hard as flint.²⁶ Because of the fear of him, the mighty are afraid;²⁷ And the strong are humbled.²⁸ The wound of the sword is of no effect; the lances of the mighty he removes.²⁹ He considers iron like straw, and brass like rotten wood.³⁰ The bow cannot make him flee; he treats slingstones as stubble.³¹ He laughs at the spear; he is at home in the deep as if he were on the dry land.³² With his strong body he walks upon the ground.³³ He brings to destruction whatever is proud.³⁴ He is a king over all things in the deep.