1:
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
2:
Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, 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.
4:
Their young are weaned and go to feed : they go forth, and return not to them.
5:
Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
6:
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
7:
He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
8:
He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
9:
Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
10:
Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
11:
Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
12:
Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
13:
The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
14:
When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
15:
She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
16:
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
17:
For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
18:
When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high : she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19:
Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?
20:
Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
21:
He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
22:
He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,
23:
Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
24:
Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
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.
26:
Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
27:
Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
28:
She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
29:
From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30:
Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.