²² It laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
    it does not turn back from the sword.

³³ On earth it has no equal,
    a creature without fear.^(A)

¹⁸ When it spreads its plumes aloft,^[a]
    it laughs at the horse and its rider.

¹⁶ It deals cruelly with its young, as if they were not its own;
    though its labor should be in vain, yet it has no fear;^(A)