⁸ the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,^(A)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

¹⁰ wild animals^(A) and all cattle,
    small creatures and flying birds,

³⁹ “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
    and satisfy the hunger of the lions^(A)
40 when they crouch in their dens^(B)
    or lie in wait in a thicket?^(C)
41 Who provides food^(D) for the raven^(E)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?^(F)

39 “Do you know when the mountain goats^(G) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?^(H)
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?^(I)
3 They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.
⁴ Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
    they leave and do not return.

⁵ “Who let the wild donkey^(J) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
⁶ I gave it the wasteland^(K) as its home,
    the salt flats^(L) as its habitat.^(M)
7 It laughs^(N) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.^(O)
8 It ranges the hills^(P) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

⁹ “Will the wild ox^(Q) consent to serve you?^(R)
    Will it stay by your manger^(S) at night?
¹⁰ Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?^(T)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
¹¹ Will you rely on it for its great strength?^(U)
    Will you leave your heavy work to it?
¹² Can you trust it to haul in your grain
    and bring it to your threshing floor?

¹³ “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
    though they cannot compare
    with the wings and feathers of the stork.^(V)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
    and lets them warm in the sand,
¹⁵ unmindful that a foot may crush them,
    that some wild animal may trample them.^(W)
16 She treats her young harshly,^(X) as if they were not hers;
    she cares not that her labor was in vain,
¹⁷ for God did not endow her with wisdom
    or give her a share of good sense.^(Y)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
    she laughs^(Z) at horse and rider.

¹⁹ “Do you give the horse its strength^(AA)
    or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
²⁰ Do you make it leap like a locust,^(AB)
    striking terror^(AC) with its proud snorting?^(AD)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,^(AE)
    and charges into the fray.^(AF)
22 It laughs^(AG) at fear, afraid of nothing;
    it does not shy away from the sword.
²³ The quiver^(AH) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear^(AI) and lance.
²⁴ In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.^(AJ)
25 At the blast of the trumpet^(AK) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.^(AL)

²⁶ “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
    and spread its wings toward the south?^(AM)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
    and build its nest on high?^(AN)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
    a rocky crag^(AO) is its stronghold.
²⁹ From there it looks for food;^(AP)
    its eyes detect it from afar.
³⁰ Its young ones feast on blood,
    and where the slain are, there it is.”^(AQ)

¹⁵ “Look at Behemoth,
    which I made^(A) along with you
    and which feeds on grass like an ox.^(B)
16 What strength^(C) it has in its loins,
    what power in the muscles of its belly!^(D)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^(E)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs^(F) like rods of iron.^(G)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,^(H)
    yet its Maker^(I) can approach it with his sword.^(J)
20 The hills bring it their produce,^(K)
    and all the wild animals play^(L) nearby.^(M)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds^(N) in the marsh.^(O)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream^(P) surround it.
²³ A raging river^(Q) does not alarm it;
    it is secure, though the Jordan^(R) should surge against its mouth.
²⁴ Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
    or trap it and pierce its nose?^(S)

41 ^[a]“Can you pull in Leviathan^(T) with a fishhook^(U)
    or tie down its tongue with a rope?
² Can you put a cord through its nose^(V)
    or pierce its jaw with a hook?^(W)
3 Will it keep begging you for mercy?^(X)
    Will it speak to you with gentle words?
⁴ Will it make an agreement with you
    for you to take it as your slave for life?^(Y)
5 Can you make a pet of it like a bird
    or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
⁶ Will traders barter for it?
    Will they divide it up among the merchants?
⁷ Can you fill its hide with harpoons
    or its head with fishing spears?^(Z)
8 If you lay a hand on it,
    you will remember the struggle and never do it again!^(AA)
9 Any hope of subduing it is false;
    the mere sight of it is overpowering.^(AB)
10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.^(AC)
    Who then is able to stand against me?^(AD)
11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?^(AE)
    Everything under heaven belongs to me.^(AF)

¹² “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,^(AG)
    its strength^(AH) and its graceful form.
¹³ Who can strip off its outer coat?
    Who can penetrate its double coat of armor^[b]?^(AI)
14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth,^(AJ)
    ringed about with fearsome teeth?
¹⁵ Its back has^[c] rows of shields
    tightly sealed together;^(AK)
16 each is so close to the next
    that no air can pass between.
¹⁷ They are joined fast to one another;
    they cling together and cannot be parted.
¹⁸ Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
    its eyes are like the rays of dawn.^(AL)
19 Flames^(AM) stream from its mouth;
    sparks of fire shoot out.
²⁰ Smoke pours from its nostrils^(AN)
    as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
²¹ Its breath^(AO) sets coals ablaze,
    and flames dart from its mouth.^(AP)
22 Strength^(AQ) resides in its neck;
    dismay goes before it.
²³ The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
    they are firm and immovable.
²⁴ Its chest is hard as rock,
    hard as a lower millstone.^(AR)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;^(AS)
    they retreat before its thrashing.^(AT)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
    nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.^(AU)
27 Iron it treats like straw^(AV)
    and bronze like rotten wood.
²⁸ Arrows do not make it flee;^(AW)
    slingstones are like chaff to it.
²⁹ A club seems to it but a piece of straw;^(AX)
    it laughs^(AY) at the rattling of the lance.
³⁰ Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
    leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.^(AZ)
31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron^(BA)
    and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.^(BB)
32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
    one would think the deep had white hair.
³³ Nothing on earth is its equal^(BC)—
    a creature without fear.
³⁴ It looks down on all that are haughty;^(BD)
    it is king over all that are proud.^(BE)”