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The Book of Job, Chapter 40, Verse 24

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Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
King James Version
He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
American Standard Version
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
New English Translation
Can anyone catch it by its eyes, or pierce its nose with a snare?
World English Bible
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
1
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?
2
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft [words] unto thee?
4
Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5
Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?
10
None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?