Job 39

1 Know you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or can you mark when the hinds do calve?

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

2 Can you number the months that they fulfill? or know you the time when they bring forth?

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time 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 out their fruit.

4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not to them.

Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.

5 Who has sent out the wild ass free? or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass?

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 the barren land his dwellings.

Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.

7 He scorns the multitude of the city, neither regards he the crying of the driver.

He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib?

Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

10 Can you bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after you?

Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

11 Will you trust him, because his strength is great? or will you leave your labor to him?

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

12 Will you believe him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather it into your barn?

Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?

13 Gave you the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich?

The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?

14 Which leaves her eggs in the earth, and warms them in dust,

For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

15 And forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.

16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain 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 Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.

18 What time she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.

When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.

19 Have you given the horse strength? have you clothed his neck with thunder?

Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

20 Can you make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength: he goes on to meet the armed men.

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.

22 He mocks at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turns he back from the sword.

He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.

24 He swallows the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believes he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.

25 He says among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the 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 Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

27 Does the eagle mount up at your command, and make her nest on high?

Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

28 She dwells and stays on the rock, on the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

29 From there she seeks the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.