Job 41:1-25 ▼

1 (40:25) Canst thou drawe out Leuiathan with an hooke, or binde his tongue with a corde?

2 (40:26) Canst thou put a hooke in the nose of him, or bore his iawe through with a naule?

3 (40:27) Wyl he make many faire wordes with thee thinkest thou or flatter thee?

4 (40:28) Wyll he make a couenaunt with thee? or wilt thou take him for a seruaunt for euer?

5 (40:29) Wylt thou take thy pastime with him as with a birde, wilt thou binde him for thy maydens?

6 (40:30) That thy companions may make a refection of him: or shall he be parted among the marchauntes?

7 (40:31) Canst thou fil the basket with his skin? or the fishe panier with his head?

8 (40:32) Laye thyne hande vpon him, remember the battaile, and do no more so.

9 (40:33) Beholde his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perishe euen at the sight of him?

10 (41:1) No man is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: Who is able to stande before me?

11 (41:2) Or who hath geuen me any thyng aforehande, that I may rewarde him againe? All thinges vnder heauen are myne.

12 (41:3) I wyll not keepe secrete his great strength, his power, nor his comely proportion.

13 (41:4) Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double brydle?

14 (41:5) Who shall open the doores of his face? for he hath horrible teeth round about.

15 (41:6) His scales are as it were strong shieldes, so fastened together as if they were sealed:

16 (41:7) One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in:

17 (41:8) Yea, one hangeth so vpon another, & sticketh so together, that they can not be sundred.

18 (41:9) His neesinges make a glistering like fyre, and his eyes lyke the morning shine.

19 (41:10) Out of his mouth go torches, and sparkes of fire leape out.

20 (41:11) And out of his nostrels there goeth a smoke, lyke as out of an hotte seething pot, or caldron.

21 (41:2) His breath maketh the coles burne, and the flambe goeth out of his mouth.

22 (41:13) In his necke ther remaineth strength, and nothing is to labourous for him.

23 (41:14) The members of his body are ioyned so strait one to another, and cleaue so fast together, that he cannot be moued.

24 (41:5) His heart is as hard as a stone, and as fast as the stythie that the smyth smiteth vpon.

25 (41:6) When he goeth the mightie are afraide, and feare troubleth them.