| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? | 1Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the deer in labor? |
| 2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? | 2Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the time they give birth? |
| 3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. | 3They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn. |
| 4Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. | 4Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field. They leave and do not return. |
| 5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? | 5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from its harness? |
| 6Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. | 6I made the wilderness its home, and the salty wasteland its dwelling. |
| 7He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. | 7It scoffs at the noise of the village and never hears the shouts of a driver. |
| 8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. | 8It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green. |
| 9Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? | 9Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough? |
| 10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? | 10Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness? Will it plow the valleys behind you? |
| 11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? | 11Can you depend on it because its strength is great? Would you leave it to do your hard work? |
| 12Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? | 12Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring it to your threshing floor? |
| 13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? | 13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork's? |
| 14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, | 14She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand. |
| 15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. | 15She forgets that a foot may crush them or that some wild animal may trample them. |
| 16She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; | 16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain. |
| 17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. | 17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding. |
| 18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. | 18When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. |
| 19Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? | 19Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane? |
| 20Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. | 20Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror. |
| 21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. | 21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; He charges into battle. |
| 22He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. | 22He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword. |
| 23The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. | 23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and a lance. |
| 24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. | 24He charges ahead with trembling rage; he cannot stand still at the trumpet's sound. |
| 25He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. | 25When the trumpet blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers' shouts and the battle cry. |
| 26Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? | 26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south? |
| 27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? | 27Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high? |
| 28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. | 28It lives on a cliff where it spends the night; its stronghold is on a rocky crag. |
| 29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. | 29From there it searches for prey; its eyes penetrate the distance. |
| 30Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. | 30Its brood gulps down blood, and where the slain are, it is there. |
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