5. The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6. lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7. No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8. Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9. People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.