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[1]Canst thou drawe out Leuiathan with an hooke, or binde his tongue with a corde
[2]Canst thou put a hooke in the nose of him, or bore his iawe through with a naule
[3]Wyl he make many faire wordes with thee [thinkest thou] or flatter thee
[4]Wyll he make a couenaunt with thee? or wilt thou take him for a seruaunt for euer
[5]Wylt thou take thy pastime with him as with a birde, wilt thou binde him for thy maydens
[6]That thy companions may make a refection of him: or shall he be parted among the marchauntes
[7]Canst thou fil the basket with his skin? or the fishe panier with his head
[8]Laye thyne hande vpon him, remember the battaile, and do no more so
[9]Beholde his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perishe euen at the sight of him
[10]No man is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: Who is able to stande before me
[11]Or who hath geuen me any thyng aforehande, that I may rewarde him againe? All thinges vnder heauen are myne
[12]I wyll not keepe secrete his great strength, his power, nor his comely proportion
[13]Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double brydle
[14]Who shall open the doores of his face? for he hath horrible teeth round about
[15]His scales are as it were strong shieldes, so fastened together as if they were sealed
[16]One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in
[17]Yea, one hangeth so vpon another, & sticketh so together, that they can not be sundred
[18]His neesinges make a glistering like fyre, and his eyes lyke the morning shine
[19]Out of his mouth go torches, and sparkes of fire leape out
[20]And out of his nostrels there goeth a smoke, lyke as out of an hotte seething pot, or caldron
[21]His breath maketh the coles burne, and the flambe goeth out of his mouth
[22]In his necke ther remaineth strength, and nothing is to labourous for him
[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 hard as a stone, and as fast as the stythie that the smyth smiteth vpon
[25]When he goeth the mightie are afraide, and feare troubleth them
[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 setteth asmuch by iron as by a strawe, and asmuch by brasse as by a rotten sticke
[28]He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bowe: & as for sling stones he careth asmuch for stouble as for the
[29]He counteth the dartes no better then a strawe, he laugheth him to scorne that shaketh the speare
[30]Sharpe stones are vnder him lyke potsheardes, and he lyeth vpon sharpe thinges as vpon the soft myre
[31]He maketh the deepe to boyle lyke a pot, and stirreth the sea together lyke an oyntment
[32]He maketh the path to be seene after him, and he maketh the deepe to seeme all hoarie
[33]Upon earth there is no power lyke vnto his: for he is so made that he feareth not
[34]He beholdeth all the hye thinges, he is a king ouer all the children of pride
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