41:1   Can you catch a sea monster by using a fishhook? Can you tie its mouth shut with a rope?

41:2   Can it be led around by a ring in its nose or a hook in its jaw?

41:3   Will it beg for mercy?

41:4   Will it surrender as a slave for life?

41:5   Can it be tied by the leg like a pet bird for little girls?

41:6   Is it ever chopped up and its pieces bargained for in the fish-market?

41:7   Can it be killed with harpoons or spears?

41:8   Wrestle it just once-- that will be the end.

41:9   Merely a glimpse of this monster makes all courage melt.

41:10   And if it is too fierce for anyone to attack, who would dare oppose me?

41:11   I am in command of the world and in debt to no one.

41:12   What powerful legs, what a stout body this monster possesses!

41:13   Who could strip off its armor or bring it under control with a harness?

41:14   Who would try to open its jaws, full of fearsome teeth?

41:15   Its back is covered with shield after shield,

41:16   firmly bound and closer together

41:17   than breath to breath.

41:18   When this monster sneezes, lightning flashes, and its eyes glow like the dawn.

41:19   Sparks and fiery flames explode from its mouth.

41:20   And smoke spews from its nose like steam from a boiling pot,

41:21   while its blazing breath scorches everything in sight.

41:22   Its neck is so tremendous that everyone trembles,

41:23   the weakest parts of its body are harder than iron,

41:24   and its heart is stone.

41:25   When this noisy monster appears, even the most powerful turn and run in fear.

41:26   No sword or spear can harm it,

41:27   and weapons of bronze or iron are as useless as straw or rotten wood.

41:28   Rocks thrown from a sling cause it no more harm than husks of grain. This monster fears no arrows,

41:29   it simply smiles at spears, and striking it with a stick is like slapping it with straw.

41:30   As it crawls through the mud, its sharp and spiny hide tears the ground apart.

41:31   And when it swims down deep, the sea starts churning like boiling oil,

41:32   and it leaves behind a trail of shining white foam.

41:33   No other creature on earth is so fearless.

41:34   It is king of all proud creatures, and it looks upon the others as nothing.