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or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will you play with him as <i>with</i> a bird, Or will you leash him for your maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will you play with him as with a bird, And tie him down for your young girls?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for your maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will you play with it as with a bird, Or will you bind it for your young women?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him [and put him on a leash] for your maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you play with him like a bird or put him on a leash for your girls?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you play with him like a bird or put him on a leash for your girls? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can it be tied by the leg like a pet bird for little girls? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Can you play with it like a bird or keep it on a leash for your girls?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Will you tie him like a pet bird, like something to amuse your servant women? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Will you play with him like a pet bird? Will you put a leash on him for your little girls?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Can you play with it, like a bird, or tie it on a leash for your girls? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you play with him as a bird? And do you bind him for your girls?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou play with him as a bird? and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:24>Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can you play with him, as with a bird? Can you tie him up for your little girls? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you play with it as with a bird, or will you put it on leash for your girls?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you keep him as a pet for your children?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do you play with him like a bird and keep him for the days of your youth?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or bind him as a sparrow for a child?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/41-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6421" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">God's Power Shown in Leviathan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7832.htm" title="7832: haṯ·śa·ḥeq- (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To laugh. A primitive root; to laugh; by implication, to play.">Can you pet</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: kaṣ·ṣip·pō·wr (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">like a bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: wə·ṯiq·šə·ren·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">or put him on a leash</a> <a href="/hebrew/5291.htm" title="5291: lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A girl, maiden. Feminine of na'ar; a girl.">for your maidens?</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a></span><br />There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a></span><br />Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Psalm 74:14</a></span><br />You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3</a></span><br />Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a></span><br />And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a></span><br />He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Matthew 12:29</a></span><br />Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-27.htm">Mark 3:27</a></span><br />Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-21.htm">Luke 11:21-22</a></span><br />When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. / But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a></span><br />For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Jude 1:6</a></span><br />And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a></span><br />So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will you play with him as with a bird? or will you bind him for your maidens?</p><p class="hdg">play</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Judges 16:25-30</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars… </p><p class="hdg">bind</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-11.htm">Job 28:11</a></b></br> He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and <i>the thing that is</i> hid bringeth he forth to light.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/40-13.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/job/28-7.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Damsels</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-22.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/job/40-20.htm">Play</a> <a href="/job/39-21.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/41-4.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Women</a> <a href="/job/39-30.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/105-22.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/psalms/8-8.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Damsels</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Play</a> <a href="/job/41-29.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/41-7.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Women</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Job 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/41-1.htm">Of God's great power in the leviathan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can you pet him like a bird</b><br>This phrase challenges the notion of taming or domesticating the creature described in <a href="/job/41.htm">Job 41</a>, often identified as Leviathan. In the ancient Near Eastern context, birds were commonly kept as pets, symbolizing gentleness and control. The rhetorical question highlights the untamable nature of Leviathan, contrasting it with the ease of handling a bird. This imagery underscores God's power over creation, as only He can control such a formidable creature. The Leviathan is often seen as a symbol of chaos, and its mention here emphasizes God's sovereignty over all chaos and disorder.<p><b>or put him on a leash for your maidens?</b><br>The idea of putting Leviathan on a leash suggests domestication and subjugation, which was a common practice for animals in ancient times, especially for those used in labor or as pets. The mention of "maidens" implies a scenario where even the most vulnerable or least powerful members of society could control the creature, further emphasizing the absurdity of the notion. This serves to highlight the immense power and majesty of God, who alone can control Leviathan. In a broader biblical context, this reflects themes of divine authority and the futility of human attempts to rival God's power, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/27.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a>, where Leviathan is also mentioned.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man tested by God through immense suffering, including loss of wealth, health, and family. The book of Job explores his dialogues with friends and God about the nature of suffering and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, addressing Job directly. God is challenging Job's understanding of His power and the natural world.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a></b><br>A creature mentioned in this chapter, often interpreted as a symbol of chaos or a powerful sea creature. It represents something beyond human control or domestication.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/maidens.htm">Maidens</a></b><br>Refers to young women, possibly indicating the ease with which one might think they could control or domesticate a creature like Leviathan, which is actually impossible.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical text in the Old Testament that addresses the themes of suffering, divine justice, and human limitations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_human_limitations.htm">Understanding Human Limitations</a></b><br>This verse reminds us of the limits of human power and control. Despite our advancements, there are aspects of creation that remain beyond our grasp, pointing to the sovereignty of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>Leviathan symbolizes the untamable aspects of creation, illustrating that God alone has control over all things. This should lead us to trust in His wisdom and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Recognizing our limitations should foster humility. We are reminded that we are not the masters of the universe, but stewards under God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trust in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>In the face of life's uncontrollable elements, we are called to trust in God's wisdom and plan, even when we do not understand it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_majesty.htm">Reflecting on God's Majesty</a></b><br>The imagery of Leviathan invites us to reflect on the majesty and mystery of God's creation, leading us to worship and awe.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wilt thou play with him as with a bird?</span> The Egyptians were especially fond of pet animals, and Job's countrymen, it may be assumed, were the same. Besides dogs, we find the Egyptians keeping tame antelopes, leopards, and monkeys. A tame crocodile would certainly seem to be an extraordinary pet, but Herodotus says that the Egyptians tamed them (2:39), and Sir Gardner Wilkinson informed me that he had known some tame ones at Cairo. The Mesopotamian Arabs domesticate falcons to assist them in the chase of the bustard and the gazelle (Layard, 'Nineveh and Babylon,' pp. 481-483). And this usage, though not represented on the Assyrian monuments, is likely to have been ancient. <span class="cmt_word">Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Wilt thou so secure him that he may be delivered over to thy handmaidens, to be made their pet and playfellow? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/41-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can you pet him</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־</span> <span class="translit">(haṯ·śa·ḥeq-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7832.htm">Strong's 7832: </a> </span><span class="str2">To laugh, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a bird</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּצִּפּ֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kaṣ·ṣip·pō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little bird</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or put him on a leash</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯiq·šə·ren·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your maidens?</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5291.htm">Strong's 5291: </a> </span><span class="str2">A girl, maiden</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/41-5.htm">Job 41:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/41-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 41:5 Will you play with him as (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/41-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 41:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 41:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/41-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 41:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 41:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>