Job 41 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version

Job 41

¹Canst thou draw forth the crocodile with a hook, Or press down his tongue with a cord?

²Canst thou put a rope into his nose, Or pierce his cheek with a hook?

³Will he make many entreaties to thee? Will he speak soft words to thee?

⁴Will he make a covenant with thee? Canst thou take him for a servant for ever?

⁵Canst thou play with him, as with a bird? Or canst thou bind him for thy maidens?

⁶Do men in company lay snares for him? Do they divide him among the merchants?

⁷Canst thou fill his skirt with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears?

⁸Do but lay thy hand upon him,—Thou wilt no more think of battle!

⁹Behold, his hope is vain! Is he not cast down at the very sight of him?

¹⁰None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?

¹¹Who hath done me a favor, that I must repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

¹²I will not be silent concerning his limbs, And his strength, and the beauty of his armor.

¹³Who can uncover the surface of his garment? Who will approach his jaws?

¹⁴Who will open the doors of his face? The rows of his teeth are terrible!

¹⁵His glory is his strong shields, United with each other, as with a close seal.

¹⁶They are joined one to another, So that no air can come between them.

¹⁷They cleave fast to each other, They hold together, and cannot be separated.

¹⁸His sneezing sendeth forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelashes of the morning.

¹⁹Out of his mouth go flames, And sparks of fire leap forth.

²⁰From his nostrils issueth smoke, as from a heated pot, or caldron.

²¹His breath kindleth coals, And flames issue from his mouth.

²²In his neck dwelleth strength, And terror danceth before him.

²³The flakes of his flesh cleave fast together; They are firm upon him, and cannot be moved.

²⁴His heart is solid like a stone; Yea, solid like the nether millstone.

²⁵When he riseth up, the mighty are afraid; Yea, they lose themselves for terror.

²⁶The sword of him that assaileth him doth not stand, The spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

²⁷He regardeth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.

²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee; Sling-stones to him become stubble;

²⁹Clubs are accounted by him as straw; He laugheth at the shaking of the spear.

³⁰Under him are sharp potsherds; He spreadeth out a thrashing-sledge upon the mire.

³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a caldron; He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

³²Behind him he leaveth a shining path; One would think the deep to be hoary.

³³Upon the earth there is not his master; He is made without fear.

³⁴He looketh down upon all that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.

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.