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39:1 "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? 39:2 "Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth? 39:3 "They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. 39:4 "Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. 39:5 "Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, 39:6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place? 39:7 "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. 39:8 "He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing. 39:9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? 39:10 "Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you? 39:11 "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? 39:12 "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor? 39:13 "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, 39:14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, 39:15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. 39:16 "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned; 39:17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 39:18 "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. 39:19 "Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? 39:20 "Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. 39:21 "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. 39:22 "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. 39:23 "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. 39:24 "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. 39:25 "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. 39:26 "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? 39:27 "Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high? 39:28 "On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. 39:29 "From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar. 39:30 "His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."