< Job 39 >
1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou observe when the hinds are in labor?
2 Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Canst thou number the months they fulfill, And know the season when they bring forth?
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
They bow themselves; they bring forth their young; They cast forth their pains.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
Their young ones are strong; they grow up in the fields; They go away, and return not to them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass,
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
To whom I have given the wilderness for his house, And the barren land for his dwelling-place?
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, And heedeth not the shouting of the driver;
8 The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
The range of the mountains is his pasture; He seeketh after every green thing,
9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Will the wild-ox consent to serve thee? Will he pass the night at thy crib?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with the harness to the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Wilt thou rely upon him because his strength is great, And commit to him thy labor?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn?
Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy grain, And gather in thy harvest?
13 [Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
The wing of the ostrich moveth joyfully; But is it with loving pinion and feathers?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
Nay, she layeth her eggs on the ground; She warmeth them in the dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, And that the wild beast may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
Because God hath denied her wisdom, And hath not given her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
Yet when she lasheth herself up on high, She laugheth at the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with his trembling mane?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.
Hast thou taught him to bound like the locust? How majestic his snorting! how terrible!
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
He paweth in the valley; he exulteth in his strength, And rusheth into the midst of arms.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
He laugheth at fear; he trembleth not, And turneth not back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
Against him rattle the quiver, The flaming spear, and the lance.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.
With rage and fury he devoureth the ground; He will not believe that the trumpet soundeth.
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
At every blast of the trumpet, he saith, Aha! And snuffeth the battle afar off, —The thunder of the captains, and the war-shout.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the south?
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk flieth, And spreadeth his wings toward the south?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Doth the eagle soar at thy command, And build his nest on high?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
He dwelleth and lodgeth upon the rock, Upon the peak of the rock, and the stronghold.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey, [and] her eyes behold afar off.
From thence he spieth out prey; His eyes discern it from afar.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.
His young ones suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he.