7 Look upon all the haughty, and humble them, and crush the wicked in their places.

8 Bury them all in the ground, and cover their faces with darkness.

9 Then will I also acknowledge that thy right hand is able to save thee.

10 Behold the hippopotamus whom I have created, even as I have created you; he eats grass like an ox;

11 Behold, his strength is in his loins, and his strength is in the muscles of his belly;

12 He turns his tail like a cedar; and the sinews of his thighs are intertwined;

13 His feet are like brass pipes; his bones are like bars of iron;

14 This is the top of the ways of God; only He who created it can draw His sword to it;

15 The mountains bring him food, and there all the beasts of the field play;

16 He lies under the shady trees, under the reeds, and in the marshes;

17 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; willows by the streams surround him;

18 Behold, he drinks of the river, and is not in a hurry; he remains calm, even though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

19 Shall any man take him in his sight, and pierce his nose with a hook?

20 Can thou pull out the leviathan with a rod, and seize him by the tongue with a rope?

21 Shall thou put a ring in his nostrils? Will you pierce his jaw with a needle?

22 Shall he beseech thee much, and shall he speak to thee meekly?

23 Shall he make a covenant with thee, and shall thou take him for thy servant for ever?

24 Wilt thou make fun of it as with a bird, and bind it for thy maidens?

25 Shall the companions of the fisher sell it, shall they divide it among the Canaanite merchants?

26 Can thou pierce his skin with a spear, and his head with a fisherman's edge?

27 Lay thy hand upon him, and remember the struggle: thou shalt not go forward.