¹Non quasi crudelis suscitabo eum:I will not rouse him, as the cruel would do,quis enim resistere potest vultui meo?for who is able to withstand my countenance?

¹Non quasi crudelis suscitabo eum:I will not rouse him, as the cruel would do,quis enim resistere potest vultui meo?for who is able to withstand my countenance?

²Quis ante dedit mihi,Who has given to me beforehand,ut reddam ei?so that I should repay him?omnia quæ sub cælo sunt, mea sunt.All things that are under heaven are mine.

²Quis ante dedit mihi,Who has given to me beforehand,ut reddam ei?so that I should repay him?omnia quæ sub cælo sunt, mea sunt.All things that are under heaven are mine.

³Non parcam ei,I will not spare him,et verbis potentibus,nor his powerful wordset ad deprecandum compositis.and counterfeit attempts at supplication.

³Non parcam ei,I will not spare him,et verbis potentibus,nor his powerful wordset ad deprecandum compositis.and counterfeit attempts at supplication.

⁴Quis revelabit faciem indumenti ejus?Who can reveal the beauty of his garment?et in medium oris ejus quis intrabit?And who can enter the middle of his mouth?

⁴Quis revelabit faciem indumenti ejus?Who can reveal the beauty of his garment?et in medium oris ejus quis intrabit?And who can enter the middle of his mouth?

⁵Portas vultus ejus quis aperiet?Who can open the doors of his face?per gyrum dentium ejus formido.I gave fear to the circle of his teeth.

⁵Portas vultus ejus quis aperiet?Who can open the doors of his face?per gyrum dentium ejus formido.I gave fear to the circle of his teeth.

⁶Corpus illius quasi scuta fusilia,His body is like shields fused together,compactum squamis se prementibus.like dense scales pressed over one another.

⁶Corpus illius quasi scuta fusilia,His body is like shields fused together,compactum squamis se prementibus.like dense scales pressed over one another.

⁷Una uni conjungitur,One is joined to another,et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per eas.and not even air can pass between them.

⁷Una uni conjungitur,One is joined to another,et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per eas.and not even air can pass between them.

⁸Una alteri adhærebit,They adhere to one another,et tenentes se nequaquam separabuntur.and they hold themselves in place and will not be separated.

⁸Una alteri adhærebit,They adhere to one another,et tenentes se nequaquam separabuntur.and they hold themselves in place and will not be separated.

⁹Sternutatio ejus splendor ignis,His sneezing has the brilliance of fire,et oculi ejus ut palpebræ diluculi.and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

⁹Sternutatio ejus splendor ignis,His sneezing has the brilliance of fire,et oculi ejus ut palpebræ diluculi.and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

¹⁰De ore ejus lampades procedunt,Lamps proceed from his mouth,sicut tædæ ignis accensæ.like torches of fire burning brightly.

¹⁰De ore ejus lampades procedunt,Lamps proceed from his mouth,sicut tædæ ignis accensæ.like torches of fire burning brightly.

¹¹De naribus ejus procedit fumus,Smoke passes out of his nostrils,sicut ollæ succensæ atque ferventis.like a pot that is heated and boiling.

¹¹De naribus ejus procedit fumus,Smoke passes out of his nostrils,sicut ollæ succensæ atque ferventis.like a pot that is heated and boiling.

¹²Halitus ejus prunas ardere facit,His breath causes coal to burn,et flamma de ore ejus egreditur.and a flame comes forth from his mouth.

¹²Halitus ejus prunas ardere facit,His breath causes coal to burn,et flamma de ore ejus egreditur.and a flame comes forth from his mouth.

¹³In collo ejus morabitur fortitudo,Strength dwells in his neck,et faciem ejus præcedit egestas.and destitution goes before his presence.

¹³In collo ejus morabitur fortitudo,Strength dwells in his neck,et faciem ejus præcedit egestas.and destitution goes before his presence.

¹⁴Membra carnium ejus cohærentia sibi:The parts of his body work in harmony together.mittet contra eum fulmina,He will send lightning bolts against him,et ad locum alium non ferentur.and they will not be carried to another place.

¹⁴Membra carnium ejus cohærentia sibi:The parts of his body work in harmony together.mittet contra eum fulmina,He will send lightning bolts against him,et ad locum alium non ferentur.and they will not be carried to another place.

¹⁵Cor ejus indurabitur tamquam lapis,His heart will be as hard as a stoneet stringetur quasi malleatoris incus.and as dense as a blacksmith’s anvil.

¹⁵Cor ejus indurabitur tamquam lapis,His heart will be as hard as a stoneet stringetur quasi malleatoris incus.and as dense as a blacksmith’s anvil.

¹⁶Cum sublatus fuerit,When he will be raised up,timebunt angeli,the angels will be afraid, and,et territi purgabuntur.because they are terrified, they will purify themselves.

¹⁶Cum sublatus fuerit,When he will be raised up,timebunt angeli,the angels will be afraid, and,et territi purgabuntur.because they are terrified, they will purify themselves.

¹⁷Cum apprehenderit eum gladius,When a sword catches up with him,subsistere non poterit,it will not be able to settle in,neque hasta,nor a spear,neque thorax:nor a breastplate.

¹⁷Cum apprehenderit eum gladius,When a sword catches up with him,subsistere non poterit,it will not be able to settle in,neque hasta,nor a spear,neque thorax:nor a breastplate.

¹⁸reputabit enim quasi paleas ferrum,For he will consider iron as if it were chaff,et quasi lignum putridum æs.and brass as if it were rotten wood.

¹⁸reputabit enim quasi paleas ferrum,For he will consider iron as if it were chaff,et quasi lignum putridum æs.and brass as if it were rotten wood.

¹⁹Non fugabit eum vir sagittarius:The archer will not cause him to flee;in stipulam versi sunt ei lapides fundæ.the stones of the sling have been turned into stubble for him.

¹⁹Non fugabit eum vir sagittarius:The archer will not cause him to flee;in stipulam versi sunt ei lapides fundæ.the stones of the sling have been turned into stubble for him.

²⁰Quasi stipulam æstimabit malleum,He will treat the hammer as if it were stubble,et deridebit vibrantem hastam.and he will ridicule those who brandish the spear.

²⁰Quasi stipulam æstimabit malleum,He will treat the hammer as if it were stubble,et deridebit vibrantem hastam.and he will ridicule those who brandish the spear.

²¹Sub ipso erunt radii solis,The beams of the sun will be under him,et sternet sibi aurum quasi lutum.and he will dispense gold to them as if it were clay.

²¹Sub ipso erunt radii solis,The beams of the sun will be under him,et sternet sibi aurum quasi lutum.and he will dispense gold to them as if it were clay.

²²Fervescere faciet quasi ollam profundum mare,He will make the depths of the sea boil like a pot,et ponet quasi cum unguenta bulliunt.and he will set it to bubble just as ointments do.

²²Fervescere faciet quasi ollam profundum mare,He will make the depths of the sea boil like a pot,et ponet quasi cum unguenta bulliunt.and he will set it to bubble just as ointments do.

²³Post eum lucebit semita:A path will shine after him;æstimabit abyssum quasi senescentem.he will esteem the abyss as if it were weakening with age.

²³Post eum lucebit semita:A path will shine after him;æstimabit abyssum quasi senescentem.he will esteem the abyss as if it were weakening with age.

²⁴Non est super terram potestas quæ comparetur ei,There is no power on the earth that is being compared to him,qui factus est ut nullum timeret.who has been made so that he fears no one.

²⁴Non est super terram potestas quæ comparetur ei,There is no power on the earth that is being compared to him,qui factus est ut nullum timeret.who has been made so that he fears no one.

²⁵Omne sublime videt:He sees every prominent thing;ipse est rex super universos filios superbiæ.he is king over all the sons of arrogance.

²⁵Omne sublime videt:He sees every prominent thing;ipse est rex super universos filios superbiæ.he is king over all the sons of arrogance.