15. Its back has rows of shieldstightly sealed together;
16. each is so close to the nextthat no air can pass between.
17. They are joined fast to one another;they cling together and cannot be parted.
18. Its snorting throws out flashes of light;its eyes are like the rays of dawn.
19. Flames stream from its mouth;sparks of fire shoot out.
20. Smoke pours from its nostrilsas from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21. Its breath sets coals ablaze,and flames dart from its mouth.
22. Strength resides in its neck;dismay goes before it.
23. The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;they are firm and immovable.
24. Its chest is hard as rock,hard as a lower millstone.
25. When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;they retreat before its thrashing.