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"Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?
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Can you put a reed through his nose, Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
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Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you?
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Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?
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Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you leash him for your maidens?
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Will your companions make a banquet of him? Will they apportion him among the merchants?
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Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?
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Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle-- Never do it again!
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Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?