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"The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, With the pinion and feathers of ^(F1)love,

For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,

And she forgets that a foot may crush ^(F1)them, Or that a wild animal may trample ^(F1)them.

-"She treats her young ^(C1)cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is for nothing, she is ^(F1)unconcerned,

Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

-"When she rushes away on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.

"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

-"Do you make him ^(C1)leap like locusts? His majestic ^(C2)snorting is frightening.

-"^(F1)He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He ^(C1)goes out to meet the battle.

-"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.

-"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.

-"He ^(F1)races over the ground with a roar and fury, And he does not stand still when he hears the sound of the trumpet.

-"As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he senses the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

-"Is it at your ^(F1)command that the eagle flies high, And makes ^(C1)his nest on high?

-"He dwells and spends his nights on the cliff, On the rocky cliff, an inaccessible place.

-"From there he ^(C1)tracks food; His eyes look at it from afar.

-"His young ones also lick up blood greedily; And ^(C1)where the slain are, there he is."