Job 39
1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou 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 to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
4 Their young are weaned and go to feed: 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 hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6 To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
8 He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
10 Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
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 ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
14 When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15 She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field 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, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
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 deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
18 When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high: she scorneth the horse and his rider.
When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
20 Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21 He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.
22 He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
24 Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
25 When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
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 Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28 She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
29 From thence she looketh for 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 shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
