Job 41:9-11

God created all the animals. So God is more powerful than any animal. And God is also more powerful than the devil. So people who trust God do not need to be afraid of the devil. Instead, they should trust God to help them.

God describes the crocodile

v12 I shall tell you about the crocodile. I shall speak about:

• its legs;

• its strength;

• and its graceful shape.

v13 The crocodile’s hard skin protects the animal from attack. Nobody would try to control a crocodile.

v14 And nobody would try to open its mouth. Its teeth are terrible.

v15 The crocodile’s back seems to be a row of shields. (The word ‘shields’ means the metal plates that a soldier uses to protect his body.) The rows of shields are neat. v16 Each shield touches the next shield. Even air cannot pass between the shields. v17 And the shields join each other. They do not separate.