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41:1  Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
41:2  Can you put a rope through his snout or put a hook through his jaws?
41:3  Will he beg you to let him go? Will he plead with you for mercy?
41:4  Will he make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever?
41:5  Will you tie him like a pet bird, like something to amuse your servant women?
41:6  Will fishermen bargain over him? Will merchants cut him up to sell?
41:7  Can you fill his hide with fishing spears or pierce his head with a harpoon?
41:8  Touch him once and you'll never try it again; you'll never forget the fight!
41:9  Anyone who sees Leviathan loses courage and falls to the ground.
41:10  When he is aroused, he is fierce; no one would dare to stand before him.
41:11  Who can attack him and still be safe? No one in all the world can do it.
41:12  Let me tell you about Leviathan's legs and describe how great and strong he is.
41:13  No one can tear off his outer coat or pierce the armor he wears.
41:14  Who can make him open his jaws, ringed with those terrifying teeth?
41:15  His back is made of rows of shields, fastened together and hard as stone.
41:16  Each one is joined so tight to the next, not even a breath can come between.
41:17  They all are fastened so firmly together that nothing can ever pull them apart.
41:18  Light flashes when he sneezes, and his eyes glow like the rising sun.
41:19  Flames blaze from his mouth, and streams of sparks fly out.
41:20  Smoke comes pouring out of his nose, like smoke from weeds burning under a pot.
41:21  His breath starts fires burning; flames leap out of his mouth.
41:22  His neck is so powerful that all who meet him are terrified.
41:23  There is not a weak spot in his skin; it is as hard and unyielding as iron.
41:24  His stony heart is without fear, as unyielding and hard as a millstone.
41:25  When he rises up, even the strongest are frightened; they are helpless with fear.
41:26  There is no sword that can wound him; no spear or arrow or lance that can harm him.
41:27  For him iron is as flimsy as straw, and bronze as soft as rotten wood.
41:28  There is no arrow that can make him run; rocks thrown at him are like bits of straw.
41:29  To him a club is a piece of straw, and he laughs when men throw spears.
41:30  The scales on his belly are like jagged pieces of pottery; they tear up the muddy ground like a threshing sledge.
41:31  He churns up the sea like boiling water and makes it bubble like a pot of oil.
41:32  He leaves a shining path behind him and turns the sea to white foam.
41:33  There is nothing on earth to compare with him; he is a creature that has no fear.
41:34  He looks down on even the proudest animals; he is king of all wild beasts.