“Man does not know the value of it;
Nor is it found in the land of the living.

“It cannot be obtained for pure gold,
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

Then the angel is gracious to him, and says,
‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction];
I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’

“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?