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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.