Job 41

Revised Geneva Translation

41 “No one is so fierce who dares stir him up. Who, then, is he who can stand before Me?

² “Who has preceded Me that I should appease? All under heaven is Mine.

³ “I will not keep silent concerning his parts, or his power, or his comely proportion.

⁴ “Who can discover the face of his garment? Who shall come to him with a double bridle?

⁵ “Who shall open the doors of his face? His teeth are fearful all around.

⁶ “The majesty of his scales is like strong shields and are sure-sealed.

⁷ “One is so near to another, so that no wind can come between them.

⁸ “One is joined to another. They stick together, so that they cannot be parted.

⁹ “His sneezes make the light shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

¹⁰ “Out of his mouth go lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

¹¹ “Out of his nostrils comes out smoke, as out of a boiling pot or caldron.

¹² “His breath makes the coals burn, for a flame goes out of his mouth.

¹³ “In his neck remains strength, and labor is rejected before his face.

¹⁴ “The members of his body are joined. They are strong in themselves and cannot be moved.

¹⁵ “His heart is as strong as a stone, and as hard as the lower millstone.

¹⁶ “The mighty are afraid of his majesty. They faint in themselves for fear.

¹⁷ “When the sword touches him, he will not rise up. Nor for the spear, dart or javelin.

¹⁸ “He esteems iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.

¹⁹ “The archer cannot make him flee. The stones of the sling are turned into stubble to him.

²⁰ “The darts are counted as straw, and he laughs at the shaking of the spear.

²¹ “Sharp stones are under him, and he spreads sharp things upon the mire.

²² “He makes the depth boil like a pot, and makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

²³ “He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.

²⁴ “There is no one like him on the Earth. He is made without fear.

²⁵ “He beholds all high things. He is a king over all the children of pride.”