Job 41:1-11

Easy-to-Read Version

41 “Can you catch Leviathan^[a] with a fishhook?
    Can you tie his tongue with a rope?
² Can you put a rope through his nose
    or a hook through his jaw?
³ Will he beg you to let him go free?
    Will he speak to you with gentle words?
⁴ Will he make an agreement with you
    and promise to serve you forever?
⁵ Will you play with Leviathan as you would play with a bird?
    Will you put a rope on him so that your girls can play with him?
⁶ Will fishermen try to buy him from you?
    Will they cut him into pieces and sell him to the merchants?
⁷ Can you throw spears into his skin or head?

⁸ “If you ever lay a hand on Leviathan, you will never do it again!
    Just think about the battle that would be!
⁹ Do you think you can defeat him?
    Well, forget it! There is no hope.
    Just looking at him will scare you!
¹⁰ No one is brave enough to wake him up
    and make him angry.

“Well, no one can challenge me either!^[b]
11 I owe nothing to anyone.
    Everything under heaven belongs to me.^[c]