It has no commander. It has no leader or ruler.

蚂蚁没有元帅，没有官长，没有君王，

蚂蚁没有领袖，没有官长，没有君王，

蚂蚁没有领袖，没有官长，没有君王，

蚂蚁没有元帅，没有官长，也没有君王，

蚂蚁没有元帅，没有官长，也没有统治者，

蚂蚁虽然没有统领，没有官长，也没有管辖者，

螞蟻沒有元帥，沒有官長，沒有君王，

螞蟻沒有領袖，沒有官長，沒有君王，

螞蟻沒有領袖，沒有官長，沒有君王，

螞蟻沒有元帥，沒有官長，也沒有君王，

螞蟻沒有元帥，沒有官長，也沒有統治者，

螞蟻沒有元帥，沒有官長，沒有統治者，

螞蟻雖然沒有統領，沒有官長，也沒有管轄者，

彼雖無帥、無督無長、

彼無俟長者之命、

彼無帥無督無長、

It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,

Without having any chief, officer, or ruler,

Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,

Without leader, administrator, or ruler,

Which, having no chief, Officer, or ruler,

Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,

Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

Without leader, administrator, or ruler,

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,

which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

Will it make an agreement with you? Can you make it your slave for life?Can you make a pet out of it like a bird? Can you put it on a leash for the young women in your house?Will traders offer you something for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?Can you fill its body with harpoons? Can you throw fishing spears into its head?If you touch it, it will fight you. Then you will remember never to touch it again!No one can possibly control Leviathan. Just looking at it will terrify you.No one dares to wake it up. So who can possibly stand up to me?Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything on earth belongs to me.“ Now I will speak about the Leviathan’s legs. I will talk about its strength and its graceful body.Who can strip off its outer coat? Who would try to pierce its double coat of armor?Who dares to open its jaws? Its mouth is filled with terrifying teeth.Its back has rows of shields that are close together.Each one is so close to the next one that not even air can pass between them.They are joined tightly to one another. They stick together and can’t be forced apart.Leviathan’s snorting throws out flashes of light. Its eyes shine like the first light of day.Flames spray out of its mouth. Sparks of fire shoot out.Smoke pours out of its nose. It is like smoke from a boiling pot over burning grass.Its breath sets coals on fire. Flames fly out of its mouth.Its neck is very strong. People run to get out of its way.Its rolls of fat are close together. They are firm and can’t be moved.Its chest is as hard as rock. It is as hard as a lower millstone.When Leviathan rises up, even mighty people are terrified. They run away when it moves around wildly.A sword that strikes it has no effect. Neither does a spear or dart or javelin.It treats iron as if it were straw. It crushes bronze as if it were rotten wood.Arrows do not make it run away. Stones that are thrown from slings are like straw hitting it.A club seems like a piece of straw to it. It laughs when it hears a javelin rattling.Its undersides are like broken pieces of pottery. It leaves a trail in the mud like a threshing sled.It makes the ocean churn like a boiling pot. It stirs up the sea like perfume someone is making.It leaves a shiny trail behind it. You would think the ocean had white hair.Nothing on earth is equal to Leviathan. That creature is not afraid of anything.It looks down on proud people. It rules over all those who are proud.”

The third are locusts, which don’t have a king. But they all march forward in ranks.

“ Do you hunt for food for mother lions? Do you satisfy the hunger of their cubs?Some of them lie low in their dens. Others lie waiting in the bushes.Who provides food for ravens when their babies cry out to me? They wander around because they do not have anything to eat.“ Job, do you know when mountain goats have their babies? Do you watch when female deer give birth?Do you count the months until the animals have their babies? Do you know the time when they give birth?They bend their back legs and have their babies. Then their labor pains stop.Their little ones grow strong and healthy in the wild. They leave and do not come home again.“ Who let the wild donkeys go free? Who untied their ropes?I gave them the dry and empty land as their home. I gave them salt flats to live in.They laugh at all the noise in town. They do not hear the shouts of the donkey drivers.They wander over the hills to look for grass. They search for anything green to eat.“ Job, will wild oxen agree to serve you? Will they stay by your feed box at night?Can you keep them in straight rows with harnesses? Will they plow the valleys behind you?Will you depend on them for their great strength? Will you let them do your heavy work?Can you trust them to haul in your grain? Will they bring it to your threshing floor?

“ Job, are you wise enough to teach hawks where to fly? They spread their wings and fly toward the south.Do you command eagles to fly so high? They build their nests as high as they can.They live on cliffs and stay there at night. High up on the rocks they think they are safe.From there they look for their food. They can see it from far away.Their little ones like to eat blood. Eagles gather where they see dead bodies.”