Job 39
1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
2 Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3 They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;
They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.
4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.
Their young are weaned and go to feed: they go forth, and return not to them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,
Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
6 Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
7 He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;
He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
9 Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?
Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
10 Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
12 Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?
Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
13 The wing of the ostrich beats joyously — But is it the stork's pinion and plumage?
The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
14 For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,
When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may trample them.
She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
17 For God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.
For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
18 What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high: she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?
20 Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.
He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
22 He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.
He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,
23 The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:
Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
25 At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?
Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?
Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
28 He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:
She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
29 From thence he spieth out the prey, his eyes look into the distance;
From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30 And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.
Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
