¹⁷ Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^(A)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs^(B) like rods of iron.^(C)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,^(D)
    yet its Maker^(E) can approach it with his sword.^(F)