²⁵ Who cut a channel for the downpours
        and a way for blasts of thunder
²⁶     to bring water to uninhabited land,
        a desert with no human
²⁷     to saturate dry wasteland
        and make grass sprout?

41 ^[a] Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook,
    restrain his tongue with a rope?
² Can you put a cord through his nose,
    pierce his jaw with a barb?
³ Will he beg you at length
    or speak gentle words to you?
⁴ Will he make a pact with you
    so that you will take him as a permanent slave?
⁵ Can you play with him like a bird,
    put a leash on him for your girls?
⁶ Will merchants sell him;
    will they divide him among traders?
⁷ Can you fill his hide with darts,
    his head with a fishing spear?
⁸ Should you lay your hand on him,
    you would never remember the battle.

² I know you can do anything;
    no plan of yours can be opposed successfully.
³ You said,^[a] “Who is this darkening counsel without knowledge?”
    I have indeed spoken about things I didn’t understand,
    wonders beyond my comprehension.
⁴ You said,^[b] “Listen and I will speak;
    I will question you and you will inform me.”
⁵ My ears had heard about you,
    but now my eyes have seen you.
⁶ Therefore, I relent^[c] and find comfort
    on dust and ashes.