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1 "Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
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"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 "Can you put a rope in his nose Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
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Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3 "Will he make many supplications to you, Or will he speak to you soft words?
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Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words?
4 "Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?
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Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever?
5 "Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for your maidens?
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Will you play with him as with a bird, or will you put him on a leash for your girls?
6 "Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?
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Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?
7 "Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?
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Can you fill his skin with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?
8 "Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
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Lay your hands on him; remember the battle--you will not do it again!
9 "Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
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Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him.
10 "No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him; Who then is he that can stand before Me?
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No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
11 "Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
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Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 "I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.
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"I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.
13 "Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?
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Who can strip off his outer garment? Who would come near him with a bridle?
14 "Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.
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Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.
15 "His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.
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His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal.
16 "One is so near to another That no air can come between them.
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One is so near to another that no air can come between them.
17 "They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot be separated.
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They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18 "His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
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His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.
19 "Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.
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Out of his mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth.
20 "Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
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Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 "His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
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His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
22 "In his neck lodges strength, And dismay leaps before him.
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In his neck abides strength, and terror dances before him.
23 "The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immovable .
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The folds of his flesh stick together, firmly cast on him and immovable.
24 "His heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower millstone.
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His heart is hard as a stone, hard as the lower millstone.
25 "When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
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When he raises himself up the mighty are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves.
26 "The sword that reaches him cannot avail, Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.
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Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 "He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
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He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
28 "The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
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The arrow cannot make him flee; for him sling stones are turned to stubble.
29 "Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
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Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins.
30 "His underparts are like sharp potsherds; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
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His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31 "He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
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He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 "Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
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Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired.
33 "Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.
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On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear.
34 "He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride."
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He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride."
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