1Darest thou draw out Leviathan with an angle? or bind his tongue with a snare?
2Canst thou put a ring in the nose of him? or bore his chaftes thorow with a nawl?(naule)
3Will he make many fair words with thee (thinkest thou) or flatter thee?
4Will he make a covenant with thee? Or art thou able for to compel him to do thee continual service?
5Wilt thou take thy pastime with him as with a bird? Or give him unto thy maidens,
6that thy companions may hew him in pieces, to be parted among the merchant men?
7Canst thou fill the net with his skin, or the fish panner with his head?
8Darest thou lay hand upon him? It is better for thee to consider what harm might happen thee there thorow, and not to touch him.
9For when thou thinkest to have hold upon him, he shall beguile thee: Every man also that seeth him, shall go back.
10And why? there dare none be so bold as to raise him up. Who is able to stand before me?
11Or, who hath given me anything afore hand, that I am bound to reward him again? All things under heaven are mine.
12I fear him not, whether he threaten or speak fair.
13Who lifteth him up, and stripeth him out of his clothes, or who taketh him by the bit of his bridle?
14Who openeth the doors of his face? for he hath horrible teeth round about,
15His body is covered with scales as it were with shields, locked(lockt) in, kept, and well compact together.
16One is so joined to another, that no air can come in:
17Yea one hangeth so upon another, and sticketh so together, that they can not be sundered.
18His nesing is like a glistering fire, and his eyes like the morning shine.
19Out of his mouth go torches and fire brands,
20out of his nostrils there goeth smoke, like as out of an hot seething pot.
21His breath maketh the coals burn, the flame goeth out of his mouth.
22In his neck remaineth strength, and before his face sorrow is turned to gladness.
23The members of his body are joined so strait one to another, and cleave so fast together, that he can not be moved.
24His heart is as hard as stone, and as fast as the stithy that the hammer man smiteth upon.
25When he goeth: the mightiest of all are afraid, and the waves heave.
26If he draw out the sword, there may neither spear, nor breast plate, abide him.
27He sitteth as much by a straw as by iron, and as much by a rotten stock as by metal.
28He starteth not away for him that bendeth the bow: and as for sling stones, he careth as much for stubble as for them.
29He counteth the hammer no better than a straw, he laugheth him to scorn that shaketh the spear.
30He treadeth the gold in the mire like the sharp potsherds.
31He maketh the deep to seethe and boil like a pot, and stirreth the sea together like an ointment.
32The way is light after him, the deep is his walking place.
33Upon earth is there no power like unto his, for he is so made that he feareth not.
34If a man will consider all high things, this same is a king over all the children of pride.