1Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks, or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?stylus2Have you numbered the months since their conception, and do you know at what time they gave birth?stylus3They bend themselves for their offspring, and they give birth, and they emit roars.stylus4Their young are weaned and go out to feed; they depart and do not return to them.stylus5Who has set the wild ass free, and who has released his bonds?stylus6I have given a house in solitude to him, and his tabernacle is in the salted land.stylus7He despises the crowded city; he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector.stylus8He looks around the mountains of his pasture, and he searches everywhere for green plants.stylus9Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall?stylus10Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you, and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you?stylus11Will you put your faith in his great strength, and delegate your labors to him?stylus12Will you trust him to return to you the seed, and to gather it on your drying floor?stylus13The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.stylus14When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust?stylus15She forgets that feet may trample them, or that the beasts of the field may shatter them.stylus16She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her.stylus17For God has deprived her of wisdom; neither has he given her understanding.stylus18Yet, when the time is right, she raises her wings on high; she ridicules the horse and his rider.stylus19Will you supply strength to the horse, or envelope his throat with neighing?stylus20Will you alarm him as the locusts do? His panic is revealed by the display of his nostrils.stylus21He digs at the earth with his hoof; he jumps around boldly; he advances to meet armed men.stylus22He despises fear; he does not turn away from the sword.stylus23Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake.stylus24Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.stylus25When he hears the bugle, he says, “Ha!” He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers.stylus26Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?stylus27Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?stylus28She dwells among the rocks, and she lingers among broken boulders and inaccessible cliffs.stylus29From there, she looks for food, and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.stylus30Her young will drink blood, and wherever the carcass will be, she is there immediately.stylus31And the Lord continued, and he said to Job:stylus32Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly, he who argues with God must also respond to him.stylus33Then Job answered the Lord, saying:stylus34What could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouth.stylus35One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no more.stylus
