Job 39
1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
Know you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or can you mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Can you number the months that they fulfill? or know you the time when they bring forth?
3 They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
4 Their young are weaned and go to feed: they go forth, and return not to them.
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not to them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
Who has sent out the wild ass free? or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6 To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
He scorns the multitude of the city, neither regards he the crying of the driver.
8 He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.
9 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib?
10 Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
Can you bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after you?
11 Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
Will you trust him, because his strength is great? or will you leave your labor to him?
12 Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
Will you believe him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather it into your barn?
13 The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
Gave you the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich?
14 When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
Which leaves her eggs in the earth, and warms them in dust,
15 She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
And forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;
17 For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.
18 When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high: she scorneth the horse and his rider.
What time she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.
19 Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?
Have you given the horse strength? have you clothed his neck with thunder?
20 Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
Can you make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
21 He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength: he goes on to meet the armed men.
22 He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,
He mocks at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turns he back from the sword.
23 Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
24 Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
He swallows the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believes he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
25 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.
He says among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
Does the eagle mount up at your command, and make her nest on high?
28 She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
She dwells and stays on the rock, on the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
From there she seeks the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
