Job 39 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version

Job 39

¹Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou observe when the hinds are in labor?

²Canst thou number the months they fulfill, And know the season when they bring forth?

³They bow themselves; they bring forth their young; They cast forth their pains.

⁴Their young ones are strong; they grow up in the fields; They go away, and return not to them.

⁵Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass,

⁶To whom I have given the wilderness for his house, And the barren land for his dwelling-place?

⁷He scorneth the tumult of the city, And heedeth not the shouting of the driver;

⁸The range of the mountains is his pasture; He seeketh after every green thing,

⁹Will the wild-ox consent to serve thee? Will he pass the night at thy crib?

¹⁰Canst thou bind the wild-ox with the harness to the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

¹¹Wilt thou rely upon him because his strength is great, And commit to him thy labor?

¹²Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy grain, And gather in thy harvest?

¹³The wing of the ostrich moveth joyfully; But is it with loving pinion and feathers?

¹⁴Nay, she layeth her eggs on the ground; She warmeth them in the dust,

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

¹⁶She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;

¹⁷Because God hath denied her wisdom, And hath not given her understanding.

¹⁸Yet when she lasheth herself up on high, She laugheth at the horse and his rider.

¹⁹Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with his trembling mane?

²⁰Hast thou taught him to bound like the locust? How majestic his snorting! how terrible!

²¹He paweth in the valley; he exulteth in his strength, And rusheth into the midst of arms.

²²He laugheth at fear; he trembleth not, And turneth not back from the sword.

²³Against him rattle the quiver, The flaming spear, and the lance.

²⁴With rage and fury he devoureth the ground; He will not believe that the trumpet soundeth.

²⁵At every blast of the trumpet, he saith, Aha! And snuffeth the battle afar off,—The thunder of the captains, and the war-shout.

²⁶Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk flieth, And spreadeth his wings toward the south?

²⁷Doth the eagle soar at thy command, And build his nest on high?

²⁸He dwelleth and lodgeth upon the rock, Upon the peak of the rock, and the stronghold.

²⁹From thence he spieth out prey; His eyes discern it from afar.

³⁰His young ones suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he.

Job 39

¹Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

²Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

³They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

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

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

⁶Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

⁷He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

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

⁹Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

¹⁰Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

¹¹Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

¹²Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

¹³Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

¹⁴Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

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

¹⁶She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

¹⁷Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

¹⁸What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

¹⁹Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

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

²¹He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

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

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

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

²⁵He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

²⁶Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

²⁷Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

²⁸She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

²⁹From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

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