Job 39
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1“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?1"Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
2Can you count the months they are pregnant? 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 down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.3They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.
4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.4Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.
5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?5"Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied its ropes?
6I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.6I gave it the wasteland as its home, the salt flats as its habitat.
7He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.7It laughs at the commotion in the town; it does not hear a driver's shout.
8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.8It ranges the hills for its pasture and searches for any green thing.
9Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?9"Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night?
10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?10Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?
11Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?11Will you rely on it for its great strength? Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?12Can you trust it to haul in your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?
13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the 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 warm in the sand.14She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
15She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.15unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them.
16She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.17for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
18Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.18Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
19Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?19"Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?20Do you make it leap like a locust, striking terror with its proud snorting?
21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.21It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray.
22He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.22It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.
23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.23The quiver rattles against its side, along with the flashing spear and lance.
24Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.24In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
25At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar—the shouts of captains and the cry of war.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.
26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?26"Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?
27Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?27Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high?
28He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.28It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold.
29From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.29From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar.
30His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”30Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is."
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