Job 41:3

¹ “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

² Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

⁴ Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

⁵ Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

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ÅB: Vil den rette mange ydmyke bønner til deg eller tale blide ord til deg?
OTB: Vil han bønnfalle deg gjentatte ganger,
Eller vil han tale til deg med milde ord?
B1930: Vil den rette mange ydmyke bønner til dig eller tale blide ord til dig?

BSB: Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
KJV: Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
WEB: Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?
ASV: Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?
DARBY: Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
BLB: Will he multiply to you supplications? Indeed, will he speak to you softly?

Proverbs 18:23
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
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Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
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Proverbs 25:15
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
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Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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Psalms 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
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