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  • 1. Canst thou drawe out Leuiathan with an hooke, or binde his tongue with a corde?
  • 2. Canst thou put a hooke in the nose of him, or bore his iawe through with a naule?
  • 3. Wyl he make many faire wordes with thee [thinkest thou] or flatter thee?
  • 4. Wyll he make a couenaunt with thee? or wilt thou take him for a seruaunt for euer?
  • 5. Wylt thou take thy pastime with him as with a birde, wilt thou binde him for thy maydens?
  • 6. That thy companions may make a refection of him: or shall he be parted among the marchauntes?
  • 7. Canst thou fil the basket with his skin? or the fishe panier with his head?
  • 8. Laye thyne hande vpon him, remember the battaile, and do no more so.
  • 9. Beholde his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perishe euen at the sight of him?
  • 10. No man is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: Who is able to stande before me?
  • 11. Or who hath geuen me any thyng aforehande, that I may rewarde him againe? All thinges vnder heauen are myne.
  • 12. I wyll not keepe secrete his great strength, his power, nor his comely proportion.
  • 13. Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double brydle?
  • 14. Who shall open the doores of his face? for he hath horrible teeth round about.
  • 15. His scales are as it were strong shieldes, so fastened together as if they were sealed:
  • 16. One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in:
  • 17. Yea, one hangeth so vpon another, & sticketh so together, that they can not be sundred.
  • 18. His neesinges make a glistering like fyre, and his eyes lyke the morning shine.
  • 19. Out of his mouth go torches, and sparkes of fire leape out.
  • 20. And out of his nostrels there goeth a smoke, lyke as out of an hotte seething pot, or caldron.
  • 21. His breath maketh the coles burne, and the flambe goeth out of his mouth.
  • 22. In his necke ther remaineth strength, and nothing is to labourous for him.
  • 23. The members of his body are ioyned [so strait one to another,] and cleaue so fast together, that he cannot be moued.
  • 24. His heart is as hard as a stone, and as fast as the stythie that the smyth smiteth vpon.
  • 25. When he goeth the mightie are afraide, and feare troubleth them.
  • 26. If any man drawe out a sword at him, it shall not hurt him: there may neither speare, laueling, nor brestplate abide him.
  • 27. He setteth asmuch by iron as by a strawe, and asmuch by brasse as by a rotten sticke.
  • 28. He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bowe: & as for sling stones he careth asmuch for stouble as for the.
  • 29. He counteth the dartes no better then a strawe, he laugheth him to scorne that shaketh the speare.
  • 30. Sharpe stones are vnder him lyke potsheardes, and he lyeth vpon sharpe thinges as vpon the soft myre.
  • 31. He maketh the deepe to boyle lyke a pot, and stirreth the sea together lyke an oyntment.
  • 32. He maketh the path to be seene after him, and he maketh the deepe to seeme all hoarie.
  • 33. Upon earth there is no power lyke vnto his: for he is so made that he feareth not.
  • 34. He beholdeth all the hye thinges, he is a king ouer all the children of pride.