"Get back, Crocodile of the West, that lives on the never-resting stars. That which you fear is in me. I have eaten the skull of Osiris. I am Set.

"Get back, Crocodile of the West. The serpent Nau is inside me. I will set it on you, your flame will not approach me.

"Get back, Crocodile of the East, that feeds upon the eaters of filth. That which you fear is in me. I am coming. I am Osiris.

"Get back, Crocodile of the East. The serpent Nau is inside me. I will set it on you; your flame will not approach me.

"Get back, Crocodile of the South, that feeds upon waste, garbage, and filth. That which you fear is in me.... I am Sept.

"Get back, Crocodile of the South. I will chain you. My charm is among the reeds. I will not yield.

"Get back, Crocodile of the North, that feeds upon what is left by the hours. That which you fear is in me. The emissions shall not fall upon my head. I am Tem.

"Get back, thou Crocodile of the North, for the Scorpion-goddess is inside me, unborn. I am Uatch-Merti.

"Created things are in the hollow of my hand, and the things that are not yet made are inside me. O Ra, I am clothed in and supplied with your spells. They are above me and beneath me.... I am Ra, the self-protected, no evil thing whatsoever shall overthrow me."

Spell from the Egyptian Book of the Dead (Chap. XXXII)