1“Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook, or tie his tongue with a cord which you lower? 2Can you put a hook in his nose, or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3Will he plea for mercy? Will he speak soft words to you? 4Will he agree to work for you? Or will he be your servant forever? 5Will you tame and make him your pet, as you might a bird? Or will you put a leash on him for your young girls? 6Shall traders make merchandise of him? Shall they divide him among them? 7Can you pierce his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears? 8If you lay your hand upon him, you will well remember the battle that ensues, and never do that again! 9Any hope of (subduing) him is in vain; shall one’s courage not melt even at the sight of him?”

10“Given that no one dares to stir him up, who then can to stand up to Me? 11Who has given anything to Me, that I am indebted to him? Whatever is under the entire heaven is Mine. 12I will not conceal his (leviathan’s) limbs, his immense strength, nor his graceful form. 13Who can strip off his hide, or penetrate his double layer of armor? Or who can approach him with a double bridle? 14Who can pry open his jaws that are lined by his terrible teeth? 15His rows of scales are his pride, locked together like a tight seal, 16Each one so close to another, that no air can come between them. 17They are joined and stick together, such that they cannot be separated. 18When he snorts, he emits flashes of light; and his eyes are like rays of morning light. 19Sparks like from a hot fire fly out of his mouth. 20Out of his nostrils comes steam, as if from a boiling caldron. 21His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames shoot out of his mouth. 22The strength of his neck strikes terror wherever he goes. 23The folds of his flesh are joined tightly together; so firm within themselves, they cannot be moved. 24His chest is as firm as a stone; yes, as hard as a piece of the lower millstone. 25When he rises, the mighty are afraid; in their consternation they retreat. 26The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear, the dart, nor the javelin {habergeon}. 27He treats iron like straw, and bronze like rotten wood. 28Arrows cannot make him flee; slingstones are like chaff or stubble to him, as are darts. 29He laughs at clubs or a spear. 30His undersides are made of sharp stones that leave a distinctive trail in the mud. 31He causes the depths to churn like a boiling pot; leaving the sea smelling like a jar of ointment. 32He leaves a glistening wake path behind him; one would think the deep had turned white. 33Nothing on earth is his equal, a creature without fear. 34He looks down on all high and mighty creatures with contempt; he is a king over all that are proud.”