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 wilde goates bring foorth yong? or doest thou marke when the hindes doe calue?
2 Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Canst thou nomber the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring foorth?
3 They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;
They bow them selues: they bruise their yong and cast out their sorowes.
4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.
Yet their yong waxe fatte, and growe vp with corne: they goe foorth and returne not vnto them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,
Who hath set the wilde asse at libertie? or who hath loosed the bondes of the wilde asse?
6 Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.
7 He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;
He derideth the multitude of the citie: he heareth not the crie of the driuer.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
He seeketh out the mountaine for his pasture, and searcheth after euery greene thing.
9 Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?
Will the vnicorne serue thee? or will he tary by thy cribbe?
10 Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou binde the vnicorne with his band to labour in the furrowe? or will he plowe the valleyes after thee?
11 Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Wilt thou trust in him, because his strength is great, and cast off thy labour vnto him?
12 Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?
Wilt thou beleeue him, that he will bring home thy seede, and gather it vnto thy barne?
13 The wing of the ostrich beats joyously — But is it the stork's pinion and plumage?
Hast thou giuen the pleasant wings vnto the peacockes? or winges and feathers vnto the ostriche?
14 For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,
Which leaueth his egges in the earth, and maketh them hote in the dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may trample them.
And forgetteth that the foote might scatter the, or that the wild beast might breake the.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.
He sheweth himselfe cruell vnto his yong ones, as they were not his, and is without feare, as if he trauailed in vaine.
17 For God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.
For God had depriued him of wisedom, and hath giuen him no part of vnderstanding.
18 What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
When time is, he mounteth on hie: he mocketh the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
Hast thou giuen the horse strength? or couered his necke with neying?
20 Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
Hast thou made him afraid as the grashopper? his strong neying is fearefull.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.
He diggeth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: he goeth foorth to meete the harnest man.
22 He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.
He mocketh at feare, and is not afraid, and turneth not backe from the sworde,
23 The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
Though the quiuer rattle against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:
He swalloweth the ground for fearcenes and rage, and he beleeueth not that it is the noise of the trumpet.
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.
He sayth among the trumpets, Ha, ha: hee smellleth the battell afarre off, and the noyse of the captaines, and the shouting.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?
Shall the hauke flie by thy wisedome, stretching out his wings toward the South?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?
Doeth the eagle mount vp at thy commandement, or make his nest on hie?
28 He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:
Shee abideth and remaineth in the rocke, euen vpon the toppe of the rocke, and the tower.
29 From thence he spieth out the prey, his eyes look into the distance;
From thence she spieth for meate, and her eyes beholde afarre off.
30 And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.
His young ones also sucke vp blood: and where the slaine are, there is she.
