¹⁵     But before you undertake My challenge,
        turn your attention to Behemoth,
    The beast which I fashioned along with you.

Eternal One: It eats grass like an ox.
¹⁶     Look carefully: it has a sturdy, muscular base
        and draws its power from its brawny core.
¹⁷     Its bends like a cedar,
        the sinews of its powerful thighs are woven tightly.
¹⁸     Its bones, unbreakable, are like tubes of bronze;
        its whole skeletal structure is like a framework of iron.
¹⁹     It is one of My most marvelous creations;
        only I, its Maker, can threaten its existence.
²⁰     The hillsides offer it food as it grazes near
        where the wild animals bustle and play.
²¹     It lies beside the river under the shade of the lotus,
        hidden by the reeds of the marsh;
²²     The lotus trees cover it with their shadows;
        the willows of the stream surround it.
²³     It is not alarmed when the river rises and rages;
        it stands confident, firmly fixed,
    Even when the Jordan swells
        and rushes against it.
²⁴     Can anyone capture this beast while it is watching
        or trap it and pierce its nose to haul it off?