[1] “Job, can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook? Can you tie his tongue with a rope?
[2] Can you put a rope through his nose, or a hook through his jaw?
[3] Will Leviathan beg you to let him go free? Will he speak to you with gentle words?
[4] Will Leviathan make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever?
[5] Will you play with Leviathan like you would play with a bird? Will you put a rope on him so your servant girls can play with him?
[6] Will fishermen try to buy Leviathan from you? Will they cut him in pieces and sell him to the merchants?
[7] Can you throw spears into Leviathan’s skin or head?
[8] “Job, if you ever lay a hand on Leviathan, you will never do it again! Just think about the battle that would be!
[9] Do you think you can defeat Leviathan? Well, forget it! There is no hope! Just looking at him will scare you!
[10] No person is brave enough to wake him up and make him angry. “Well, no person can stand against me either!
[11] I ˻(God)˼ owe no person anything. Everything under heaven belongs to me.
[12] “Job, I will tell you about Leviathan’s legs, his strength and graceful shape.
[13] No person can pierce his skin. His skin is like armor!
[14] No person can force Leviathan to open his jaws. The teeth in his mouth scare people.
[15] Leviathan’s back has rows of shields tightly sealed together.
[16] The shields are so close to each other that no air can pass between them.
[17] The shields are joined to each other. They hold together so tightly that they can’t be pulled apart.
[18] When Leviathan sneezes, it is like lightning flashing out. His eyes shine like the light of dawn.
[19] Burning torches come out from his mouth. Sparks of fire shoot out.
[20] Smoke pours from Leviathan’s nose like burning weeds under a boiling pot.
[21] Leviathan’s breath makes coals burn, and flames shoot from his mouth.
[22] Leviathan’s neck is very powerful, People are afraid and run away from him.
[23] There is no soft spot in his skin. It is hard like iron.
[24] Leviathan’s heart is like a rock, he has no fear. It is hard like a lower millstone.
[25] When Leviathan gets up, strong people are afraid. They run away when Leviathan swings his tail.
[26] Swords, spears, and darts hit Leviathan, but they only bounce off. Those weapons don’t hurt him at all!
[27] Leviathan breaks iron as easily as straw. He breaks bronze like rotten wood.
[28] Arrows don’t make Leviathan run away. Rocks bounce off of him like straw.
[29] When a wood club hits Leviathan, it feels like a piece of straw to him. He laughs when men throw spears at him.
[30] The skin on Leviathan’s belly is like sharp pieces of broken pottery. He leaves tracks in the mud like a threshing board.
[31] Leviathan stirs up the water like a boiling pot. He makes it bubble like a pot of boiling oil.
[32] When Leviathan swims, he leaves a path behind himself. He stirs up the water, and leaves white foam behind him.
[33] No animal on earth is like Leviathan. He is an animal made without fear.
[34] Leviathan looks down on the proudest animals. He is king over all the wild animals. ˻And I, the Lord, made Leviathan!˼”