17. It keeps its tail straight like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.
18. Its bones are tubes of copper, its limbs like rods of iron.
19. “It is the first of God’s actions; the one who made him furnishes it with his sword.
20. Yes, the mountains yield produce for it, and all wild animals play there.
21. Under the lotus tree it lies, in the hiding place of the reeds and in the marsh.