23 the weakest parts of its bodyare harder than iron,
24 and its heart is stone.
25 When this noisy monster appears,even the most powerfulturn and run in fear.
26 No sword or spear can harm it,
27 and weapons of bronze or ironare as useless as strawor rotten wood.
28 Stones thrown from a slingcause it no more harmthan husks of grain.This monster fears no arrows,
29 it simply smiles at spears,and striking it with a stickis like slapping it with straw.