Job 41 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs KJV with Apocrypha
Job 41
1I will not rouse him, as the cruel would do, for who is able to withstand my countenance?
2Who has given to me beforehand, so that I should repay him? All things that are under heaven are mine.
3I will not spare him, nor his powerful words and counterfeit attempts at supplication.
4Who can reveal the beauty of his garment? And who can enter the middle of his mouth?
5Who can open the doors of his face? I gave fear to the circle of his teeth.
6His body is like shields fused together, like dense scales pressed over one another.
7One is joined to another, and not even air can pass between them.
8They adhere to one another, and they hold themselves in place and will not be separated.
9His sneezing has the brilliance of fire, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
10Lamps proceed from his mouth, like torches of fire burning brightly.
11Smoke passes out of his nostrils, like a pot that is heated and boiling.
12His breath causes coal to burn, and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
13Strength dwells in his neck, and destitution goes before his presence.
14The parts of his body work in harmony together. He will send lightning bolts against him, and they will not be carried to another place.
15His heart will be as hard as a stone and as dense as a blacksmith’s anvil.
16When he will be raised up, the angels will be afraid, and, because they are terrified, they will purify themselves.
17When a sword catches up with him, it will not be able to settle in, nor a spear, nor a breastplate.
18For he will consider iron as if it were chaff, and brass as if it were rotten wood.
19The archer will not cause him to flee; the stones of the sling have been turned into stubble for him.
20He will treat the hammer as if it were stubble, and he will ridicule those who brandish the spear.
21The beams of the sun will be under him, and he will dispense gold to them as if it were clay.
22He will make the depths of the sea boil like a pot, and he will set it to bubble just as ointments do.
23A path will shine after him; he will esteem the abyss as if it were weakening with age.
24There is no power on the earth that is being compared to him, who has been made so that he fears no one.
25He sees every prominent thing; he is king over all the sons of arrogance.
Job 41
1Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
14Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
15His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
34He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs KJV with Apocrypha in Job 41
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
KJV with Apocrypha (KJVA)
The complete King James Version (1611) including the 14 Apocrypha books interlaced between the Old and New Testaments. Essential for studying the text as it was originally published and for exploring deuterocanonical literature.
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Key Comparison: Job 41:16
"When he will be raised up, the angels will be afraid, and, because they are terrified, they will purify themselves."
"One is so near to another, that no air can come between them."
