Job 39
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1"Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young? 1"Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
2Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth? 2Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth?
3They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried. 3They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.
4Their young grow strong, and grow up in the open; they go off, and do not return to them. 4Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.
5Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey, 5"Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied its ropes?
6to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place? 6I gave it the wasteland as its home, the salt flats as its habitat.
7It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver. 7It laughs at the commotion in the town; it does not hear a driver's shout.
8It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant. 8It ranges the hills for its pasture and searches for any green thing.
9Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? 9"Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night?
10Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you? 10Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?
11Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it? 11Will you rely on it for its great strength? Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor? 12Can you trust it to haul in your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?
13"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork? 13"The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and feathers of the stork.
14For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil. 14She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
15She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them. 15unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them.
16She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor. 16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her. 17for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
18But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider. 18Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
19"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? 19"Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20Do you make it leap like a locust? Its proud neighing is terrifying! 20Do you make it leap like a locust, striking terror with its proud snorting?
21It paws the ground in the valley, exulting mightily, it goes out to meet the weapons. 21It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray.
22It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword. 22It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.
23On it the quiver rattles; the lance and javelin flash. 23The quiver rattles against its side, along with the flashing spear and lance.
24In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet is blown. 24In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
25At the sound of the trumpet, it says, 'Aha!' And from a distance it catches the scent of battle, the thunderous shouting of commanders, and the battle cries. 25At the blast of the trumpet it snorts, 'Aha!' It catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? 26"Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?
27Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high? 27Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high?
28It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress. 28It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold.
29From there it spots its prey, its eyes gaze intently from a distance. 29From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar.
30And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is." 30Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is."
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