¹Ngakuaiin Ole na kai khe thei diam? Ahihkeileh a khauin a lei na sawm tum thei diam?

¹Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

²A nak sungah khauhual na thun thei diam? Ahihkeileh sikkawiin a haijek na vut pailet thei diam?

²Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

³Na kiangah thil nget tampi a bawl diam? Ahihkeileh na kiangah thu nemte a gen diam?

³Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

⁴Khantawna dingin amah sikha dia na lak theihna dingin, nang toh thukhun a bawl diam?

⁴Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

⁵Vasa toh bangin amah toh na mawl diam? Ahihkeileh na sikhanute adingin amah na hen diam?

⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

⁶Ngamanmi pawlten amah sumsinna dingin a bawl ding uam? Sumsinmite lakah amah a juak ding uam?

⁶Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

⁷Sik lenin a vun na dimsak thei diam, ahihkeileh a lu ngalingte in?

⁷Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

⁸A tungah na khut koih in; kidouna theigigein, huchibangin na hih nawn kei hial ding.

⁸Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

⁹Ngaiin, amah lametna bangmahlou ahi: amah muh mahmahin mi paihkhiakin a om kei dia hia?

⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

¹⁰Amah hihhalh ngam khop dingin kuamah a hang kei: ka maa ding kua ahia leh?

¹⁰None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

¹¹Amah ka dit ding, ka kiangah kuan a pe masa aleh? Van pumpi nuaia om peuhmah keia ahi.

¹¹Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

¹²A guhlehtang thu ah ka dai kei ding, a hatna mahmah leh, a pum kilawmna ah leng.

¹²I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

¹³A paunsilh tungnung kuan a suahsak thei dia? A kamkaih thuahnih sungah kua hongpai dia?

¹³Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

¹⁴A mai kongkhakte kuan a hong thei dia? A ha kimvelah lauhauina a om.

¹⁴Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

¹⁵A lip hattakte a kisaktheihna ahi, suai khaksa tobangin khak khum ahi.

¹⁵His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

¹⁶A kal ua huihzam a lut theihlouhna dingin, khatin a dang a naih mahmah.

¹⁶One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

¹⁷Khat leh a dang a kizom ua, a kisoumat ua, huchiin khentheihlouhin a om uh.

¹⁷They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

¹⁸A hahchhiauten a vaksak zola, a mitte jingsang mitvunte bang ahi.

¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

¹⁹A kam akipanin meisel kuangte a pawt khia, meiekte a tawm khia hi.

¹⁹Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

²⁰A nakvangte akipanin meikhu a pawta, hal siangna bel leh chiklak loupa kang akipan bangin.

²⁰Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

²¹A huin suang a kuangsaka, a kam akipanin meikuang a pawt khia hi.

²¹His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

²²A ngawng ah hatna a om gigea, a maah lauhuaina a lam hi.

²²In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

²³Asa thate a kizom khawm ua: a tungah a kip ua; hihtat theihin a om kei uh.

²³The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

²⁴A lungtang suang bangin a kip a; ahi, buhgawina suang nuainungjaw bang ahi.

²⁴His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

²⁵Amah a thoh chiangin, mihatte a lau uh: lauluatna jiakin omdan ding a theikei uh.

²⁵When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

²⁶Min amah namsauin sat leh, a phatuam kei hi; teipi leng, thal leng, sikmuk zum leng.

²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

²⁷Buhpawl bangin sik a sima, sing muatsa bangin dal.

²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

²⁸Thalin amah a taisak theikei ding: amah lakah vaisuanglot suangte buhpawl a suak hi.

²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

²⁹Khetbukte buhpawl banga sim ahi: chiangzuma khohte a nuihsan hi.

²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

³⁰A nuai lampangte belpei hiam ahi: buannawi tungah buh khetna chiang bangin a kiphah.

³⁰Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

³¹Tuithuk bel banga sou dingin a bawla: tuipi nuhtheih bawm bangin a bawl hi.

³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

³²A nungah lampi a vangsaka; tuithuk samkang min a sa ding hi.

³²He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

³³Lei tungah amah bang a om keia, lau loua bawl.A sang peuh thil chiteng a ena: kisathei tapate tengteng tungah kumpipa ahi.

³³Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

³⁴A sang peuh thil chiteng a ena: kisathei tapate tengteng tungah kumpipa ahi.

³⁴He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.