15. I created both youand the hippopotamus.It eats only grass like an ox,
16. but look at the mighty musclesin its body
17. and legs.Its tail is like a cedar tree,and its thighs are thick.
18. The bones in its legsare like bronze or iron.
19. I made it more powerfulthan any other creature,yet I am stronger still.
20. Undisturbed, it eats grasswhile the other animalsplay nearby.
21-22. It rests in the shade of treesalong the river bankor hides among reedsin the swamp.
23. It remains calm and unafraidwith the River Jordan rushingand splashing in its face.
24. There is no way to capturea hippopotamus—not even by hooking its noseor blinding its eyes.