Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, or his tongue with a cord which you let down?

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Can you put a hook into his nose, or pierce his jaw with a thorn?

Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak soft words to you?

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your maidens?

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Will the companions make a banquet of him? Will they divide him among the merchants?

Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

Lay your hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

Behold, the hope of capturing him is vain; will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before me?

None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

Who has preceded me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his handsome proportions.

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Who can uncover the face of his garment? Or who can come to him with a double bridle?

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

Who can open the doors of his face? His teeth are terrifying all around.

Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

His scales are his pride, shut up tightly as with a close seal.

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

One is so near to another that no air can come between them.

One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

They are joined one to another; they clasp each other, and cannot be parted.

They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

By his sneezings a light shines, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

Out of his nostrils goes smoke, as out of a boiling pot or cauldron.

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

In his neck remains strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm on him and cannot be moved.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

His heart is as hard as a stone; yes, as hard as a lower millstone.

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; because of the crashing they are beside themselves.

When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

The sword that reaches him cannot prevail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.

The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.

He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

The arrow cannot make him flee; sling stones are turned to stubble by him.

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Darts are regarded as stubble, he laughs at the shaking of a spear.

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

Under him are sharp stones; he spreads sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

He makes a path shine after him; one would think the deep to have white hair.

He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

On earth there is nothing like him, made without fear.

Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

He beholds all high things; he is a king over all the children of pride.

He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.