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 wilde goates bring foorth yong? or doest thou marke when the hindes doe calue?
2 Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfill? or 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 bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
They bow them selues: they bruise their yong and cast out their sorowes.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not to 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? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Who hath set the wilde asse at libertie? or who hath loosed the bondes of the wilde asse?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying 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 unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Will the vnicorne serue thee? or will he tary by thy cribbe?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band 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 trust him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave thy labor to him?
Wilt thou trust in him, because his strength is great, and cast off thy labour vnto him?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn?
Wilt thou beleeue him, that he will bring home thy seede, and gather it vnto thy barne?
13 [Gavest thou] the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich!
Hast thou giuen the pleasant wings vnto the peacockes? or winges and feathers vnto the ostriche?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in 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 wild beast may break 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 labor is in vain without fear;
He sheweth himselfe cruell vnto his yong ones, as they were not his, and is without feare, as if he trauailed in vaine.
17 Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
For God had depriued him of wisedom, and hath giuen him no part of vnderstanding.
18 When she lifteth 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 the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
Hast thou giuen the horse strength? or couered his necke with neying?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [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 on to meet the armed men.
He diggeth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: he goeth foorth to meete the harnest man.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
He mocketh at feare, and is not afraid, and turneth not backe from the sworde,
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
Though the quiuer rattle against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] 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 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; 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 thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings towards 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 her nest on high?
Doeth the eagle mount vp at thy commandement, or make his nest on hie?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Shee abideth and remaineth in the rocke, euen vpon the toppe of the rocke, and the tower.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey, [and] her eyes behold afar off.
From thence she spieth for meate, and her eyes beholde afarre off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.
His young ones also sucke vp blood: and where the slaine are, there is she.
