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| [1]Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? |
[1]Canst thou drawe out Leuiathan with an hooke, or binde his tongue with a corde |
| [2]Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? |
[2]Canst thou put a hooke in the nose of him, or bore his iawe through with a naule |
| [3]Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? |
[3]Wyl he make many faire wordes with thee [thinkest thou] or flatter thee |
| [4]Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? |
[4]Wyll he make a couenaunt with thee? or wilt thou take him for a seruaunt for euer |
| [5]Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? |
[5]Wylt thou take thy pastime with him as with a birde, wilt thou binde him for thy maydens |
| [6]Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? |
[6]That thy companions may make a refection of him: or shall he be parted among the marchauntes |
| [7]Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? |
[7]Canst thou fil the basket with his skin? or the fishe panier with his head |
| [8]Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. |
[8]Laye thyne hande vpon him, remember the battaile, and do no more so |
| [9]Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? |
[9]Beholde his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perishe euen at the sight of him |
| [10]None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? |
[10]No man is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: Who is able to stande before me |
| [11]Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. |
[11]Or who hath geuen me any thyng aforehande, that I may rewarde him againe? All thinges vnder heauen are myne |
| [12]I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. |
[12]I wyll not keepe secrete his great strength, his power, nor his comely proportion |
| [13]Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? |
[13]Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double brydle |
| [14]Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. |
[14]Who shall open the doores of his face? for he hath horrible teeth round about |
| [15]His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. |
[15]His scales are as it were strong shieldes, so fastened together as if they were sealed |
| [16]One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. |
[16]One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in |
| [17]They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. |
[17]Yea, one hangeth so vpon another, & sticketh so together, that they can not be sundred |
| [18]By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. |
[18]His neesinges make a glistering like fyre, and his eyes lyke the morning shine |
| [19]Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. |
[19]Out of his mouth go torches, and sparkes of fire leape out |
| [20]Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. |
[20]And out of his nostrels there goeth a smoke, lyke as out of an hotte seething pot, or caldron |
| [21]His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. |
[21]His breath maketh the coles burne, and the flambe goeth out of his mouth |
| [22]In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. |
[22]In his necke ther remaineth strength, and nothing is to labourous for him |
| [23]The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. |
[23]The members of his body are ioyned [so strait one to another,] and cleaue so fast together, that he cannot be moued |
| [24]His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. |
[24]His heart is as hard as a stone, and as fast as the stythie that the smyth smiteth vpon |
| [25]When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. |
[25]When he goeth the mightie are afraide, and feare troubleth them |
| [26]The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. |
[26]If any man drawe out a sword at him, it shall not hurt him: there may neither speare, laueling, nor brestplate abide him |
| [27]He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. |
[27]He setteth asmuch by iron as by a strawe, and asmuch by brasse as by a rotten sticke |
| [28]The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. |
[28]He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bowe: & as for sling stones he careth asmuch for stouble as for the |
| [29]Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. |
[29]He counteth the dartes no better then a strawe, he laugheth him to scorne that shaketh the speare |
| [30]Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. |
[30]Sharpe stones are vnder him lyke potsheardes, and he lyeth vpon sharpe thinges as vpon the soft myre |
| [31]He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. |
[31]He maketh the deepe to boyle lyke a pot, and stirreth the sea together lyke an oyntment |
| [32]He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. |
[32]He maketh the path to be seene after him, and he maketh the deepe to seeme all hoarie |
| [33]Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. |
[33]Upon earth there is no power lyke vnto his: for he is so made that he feareth not |
| [34]He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. |
[34]He beholdeth all the hye thinges, he is a king ouer all the children of pride |