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Job 2

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¹ "Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?

² "[1] Can you draw out[2] Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

³ "Can you put a rope [made] of rushes into his nose Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

⁴ "Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]? Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]?

⁵ "Will he make a covenant or an arrangement with you? Will you take him for your servant forever?

⁶ "Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him [and put him on a leash] for your maidens?

⁷ "Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?

⁸ "Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?

⁹ "Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again!

¹⁰ "[3] Behold, his [assailant's] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false; Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him?

¹¹ "No one is so fierce [and foolhardy] that he dares to stir up Leviathan; Who then is he who can stand before Me [or dares to contend with Me, the beast's creator]?

¹² "Who has first given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine. [Who can have a claim against Me who made the unmastered beast?]

¹³ "I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his orderly frame.

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1	"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?
2	"[1] Can you draw out[2] Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
3	"Can you put a rope [made] of rushes into his nose Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
4	"Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]? Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]?
5	"Will he make a covenant or an arrangement with you? Will you take him for your servant forever?
6	"Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him [and put him on a leash] for your maidens?
7	"Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?
8	"Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?
9	"Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again!
10	"[3] Behold, his [assailant's] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false; Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him?
11	"No one is so fierce [and foolhardy] that he dares to stir up Leviathan; Who then is he who can stand before Me [or dares to contend with Me, the beast's creator]?
12	"Who has first given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine. [Who can have a claim against Me who made the unmastered beast?]
13	"I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his orderly frame.

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