Job 41:11–25

¹¹No one has ever given me anything that I must pay back,

because everything under the sky belongs to me.

¹²“I will speak about Leviathan’s arms and legs,

its great strength and well-formed body.

¹³No one can tear off its outer hide

or poke through its double armor.

¹⁴No one can force open its great jaws;

they are filled with frightening teeth.

¹⁵It has rows of shields on its back

that are tightly sealed together.

¹⁶Each shield is so close to the next one

that no air can go between them.

¹⁷They are joined strongly to one another;

they hold on to each other and cannot be separated.

¹⁸When it snorts, flashes of light are thrown out,

and its eyes look like the light at dawn.

¹⁹Flames blaze from its mouth;

sparks of fire shoot out.

²⁰Smoke pours out of its nose,

as if coming from a large pot over a hot fire.

²¹Its breath sets coals on fire,

and flames come out of its mouth.

²²There is great strength in its neck.

People are afraid and run away.

²³The folds of its skin are tightly joined;

they are set and cannot be moved.

²⁴Its chest is as hard as a rock,

even as hard as a grinding stone.

²⁵The powerful fear its terrible looks

and draw back in fear as it moves.