Job 39
1 Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3 They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
4 Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.
Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.
5 Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
7 He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
8 The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9 Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
10 Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Dost thou trust in him because great [is] his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And [to] thy threshing-floor doth gather [it]?
Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?
13 The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.
The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
14 For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15 And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.
16 Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
17 For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
18 At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.
When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck [with] a mane?
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
20 Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting [is] terrible.
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21 They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.
22 He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
24 With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
25 Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27 At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28 A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
29 From thence he hath sought food, To a far off place his eyes look attentively,
From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.
30 And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced [are] — there [is] he!
Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
