Job 41:4-23 Common English Bible (CEB)

4. Will he make a pact with youso that you will take him as a permanent slave?

5. Can you play with him like a bird,put a leash on him for your girls?

6. Will merchants sell him;will they divide him among traders?

7. Can you fill his hide with darts,his head with a fishing spear?

8. Should you lay your hand on him,you would never remember the battle.

9. Such hopes would be delusional;surely the sight of him makes one stumble.

10. Nobody is fierce enough to rouse him;who then can stand before me?

11. Who opposes me that I must repay?Everything under heaven is mine.

12. I’m not awed by his limbs,his strength, and impressive form.

13. Who can remove his outer garment;who can come with a bridle for him?

14. Who can open the doors of his mouth,surrounded by frightening teeth?

15. His matching scales are his pride,closely locked and sealed.

16. One touches another;even air can’t come between them.

17. Each clings to its pair;joined, they can’t be separated.

18. His sneezes emit flashes of light;his eyes are like dawn’s rays.

19. Shafts of fire shoot from his mouth;like fiery sparks they fly out.

20. Smoke pours from his nostrilslike a boiling pot over reeds.

21. His breath lights coals;a flame shoots from his mouth.

22. Power resides in his neck;violence dances before him.

23. The folds of his flesh stick together;on him they are tough and unyielding.

Job 41