1. “Can you catch Leviathan on a fishhook?Or can you tie his tongue down with a rope?
2. Can you put a cord through his noseor put a hook in his jaw?
3. Will he keep begging you for mercy?Will he speak to you with gentle words?
4. Will he make an agreement with you?Will he let you take him as your slave for life?
5. Can you make a pet of Leviathan as you would a bird?Or can you put him on a leash for your girls?
6. Will traders try to bargain with you for him?Will they divide him up among the traders?
7. Can you stick him with darts until his skin is full of them?Or can you fill his head with fishing spears?
8. If you put one hand on him,you will never forget the battle.And you will never do it again!
9. There is no hope of defeating him.Just seeing him overwhelms people.
10. No one is brave enough to make him angry.So who would be able to stand up against me?
11. No one has ever given me anything that I must pay back.Everything under heaven belongs to me.
12. “I can silence his bragging.I can silence his brave words and powerful arguments.
13. No one can tear off his outer hide.No one can poke through his double armor.
14. No one can force open his great jaws.There are frightening teeth all around his jaws.
15. He has rows of shields on his back.They are tightly sealed together.
16. Each shield is so close to the next onethat no air can go between them.