Job 39:1-30 NASB95

[1] "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? [2] "Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth? [3] "They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. [4] "Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. [5] "Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, [6] To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place? [7] "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. [8] "He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing. [9] "Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? [10] "Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you? [11] "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? [12] "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor? [13] "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, [14] For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, [15] And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. [16] "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned; [17] Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. [18] "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. [19] "Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? [20] "Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. [21] "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. [22] "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. [23] "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. [24] "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. [25] "As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry. [26] "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? [27] "Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high? [28] "On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. [29] "From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar. [30] "His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."