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¹¹ Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. ¹² "I will not conceal [fn] his limbs,His mighty power, or his graceful proportions. ¹³ Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle? ¹⁴ Who can open the doors of his face, With his terrible teeth all around? ¹⁵ His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal; ¹⁶ One is so near another That no air can come between them; ¹⁷ They are joined one to another, They stick together and cannot be parted. ¹⁸ His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go burning lights; Sparks of fire shoot out. ²⁰ Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes. ²¹ His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth. ²² Strength dwells in his neck, And sorrow dances before him. ²³ The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved. ²⁴ His heart is as hard as stone, Even as hard as the lower millstone. ²⁵ When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;Because of his crashings they are beside [fn] themselves. ²⁶ Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail; Nor does spear, dart, or javelin. ²⁷ He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood. ²⁸ The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him. ²⁹ Darts are regarded as straw; He laughs at the threat of javelins. ³⁰ His undersides are like sharp potsherds; He spreads pointed marks in the mire. ³¹ He makes the deep boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. ³² He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair. ³³ On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear. ³⁴ He beholds every high thing; He is king over all the children of pride."