## even the gods become afraid; ##

AT: "even very strong people become afraid;" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## He thinks of iron as if it were straw ##

AT: "He thinks of weapons made of iron as if they were weapon made of straw" This shows how ineffective these strong metals are against Leviathan. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## and of bronze as if it were rotten wood ##

AT: "He thinks of weapons made of bronze as if they were weapons made of rotten wood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])