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<t><p class="indent1">Do you observe<MH8104> the calving<MH2342a> of the deer<MH355>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Can you count<MH5608> the months<MH3391> they fulfill<MH4390>, <t><p class="indent1">Or do you know<MH3045> the time<MH6256> they give<MH3205> birth<MH3205>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“They kneel<MH3766> down<MH3766>, they deliver<MH6398> their young<MH3206>, <t><p class="indent1">They get<MH7971> rid<MH7971> of their labor<MH2256b> pains<MH2256b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Their offspring<MH1121> become<MH2492a> strong<MH2492a>, they grow<MH7235a> up<MH7235a> in the open<MH1253b> field<MH1253b>; <t><p class="indent1">They leave<MH3318> and do not return<MH7725> to them. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> sent<MH7971> the wild<MH6501> donkey<MH6501> out<MH7971> free<MH2670>? <t><p class="indent1">And who<MH4310> opened<MH6605a> the bonds<MH4147> of the swift<MH6171> donkey<MH6171>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>To whom<MH834> I gave<MH7760> the wilderness<MH6160> as his home<MH1004>, <t><p class="indent1">And the salt<MH4420> land<MH4420> as his dwelling<MH4908> place<MH4908>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“He laughs<MH7832> at the turmoil<MH1995> of the city<MH7151>, <t><p class="indent1">He does not hear<MH8085> the shouting<MH8663> of the taskmaster<MH5065>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“He explores<MH8446> the mountains<MH2022> of his pasture<MH4829>, <t><p class="indent1">And searches<MH1875> after<MH310> every<MH3605> green<MH3387> thing<MH3387>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Will the wild<MH7214> bull<MH7214> be<MH14> willing<MH14> to serve<MH5647> you, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> will he spend<MH3885a> the<MH3885a> night<MH3885a> at your feeding<MH18> trough<MH18>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Can you tie<MH7194> down<MH7194> the wild<MH7214> bull<MH7214> in a furrow<MH8525> with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>ropes<MH5688>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> will he <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>plow<MH7702> the valleys<MH6010> after<MH310> you? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Will you trust<MH539> him because<MH3588> his strength<MH3581b> is great<MH7227a>, <t><p class="indent1">And leave<MH5800a> your labor<MH3018> to him? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Will you have<MH539> faith<MH539> in him that he will return<MH7725> your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>grain<MH2233> <t><p class="indent1">And gather<MH622> <i>it from</i> your threshing<MH1637> floor<MH1637>? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“The wings<MH3671> of the ostrich<MH7443> flap<MH5965> joyously<MH5965>, <t><p class="indent1">With the pinion<MH84> and feathers<MH5133> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>love<MH2623>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For she abandons<MH5800a> her eggs<MH1000> to the earth<MH776> <t><p class="indent1">And warms<MH2552> them in the dust<MH6083>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And she forgets<MH7911> that a foot<MH7272> may crush<MH2115> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>them, <t><p class="indent1">Or that a wild<MH7704> animal<MH2421b> may trample<MH1758> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“She treats<MH7188> her young<MH1121> cruelly<MH7188>, as if <i>they</i> were not hers; <t><p class="indent1">Though her labor<MH3018> is for nothing<MH7385b>, <i>she</i> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>unconcerned<MH1097, 6343>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Because<MH3588> God<MH433> has made her forget<MH5382> wisdom<MH2451>, <t><p class="indent1">And has not given<MH2505a> her a<MH2505a> share<MH2505a> of understanding<MH998>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“When<MH6256> she rushes<MH4754> away<MH4754> on high<MH4791>, <t><p class="indent1">She laughs<MH7832> at the horse<MH5483b> and his rider<MH7392>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Do you give<MH5414> the horse<MH5483b> <i>his</i> might<MH1369>? <t><p class="indent1">Do you clothe<MH3847> his neck<MH6677> with a mane<MH7483>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Do you make him leap<MH7493> like locusts<MH697>? <t><p class="indent1">His majestic<MH1935> snorting<MH5170a> is frightening<MH367>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>He paws<MH2658> in the valley<MH6010>, and rejoices<MH7797> in <i>his</i> strength<MH3581b>; <t><p class="indent1">He goes<MH3318> out<MH3318> to meet<MH7122> the battle<MH5402>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“He laughs<MH7832> at fear<MH6343> and is not dismayed<MH2865>; <t><p class="indent1">And he does not turn<MH7725> back<MH7725> from the sword<MH2719>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“The quiver<MH827> rattles<MH7439> against<MH5921> him, <t><p class="indent1">The flashing<MH3851> spear<MH2595> and javelin<MH3591>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“He <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>races<MH1572> over the ground<MH776> with a roar<MH7494> and fury<MH7267>, <t><p class="indent1">And he does not stand<MH539> still<MH539> when<MH3588> <i>he hears</i> the sound<MH6963> of the trumpet<MH7782>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“As often<MH1767> as the trumpet<MH7782> <i>sounds</i> he says<MH559>, ‘Aha<MH1889>!’ <t><p class="indent1">And he senses<MH7381a> the battle<MH4421> from afar<MH7350>, <t><p class="indent1">And the thunder<MH7482> of the captains<MH8269> and the war<MH8643> cry<MH8643>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“Is it by your understanding<MH998> that the hawk<MH5322b> soars<MH82>, <t><p class="indent1">Stretching<MH6566> his wings<MH3671> toward the south<MH8486>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Is it at your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>command<MH6310> that the eagle<MH5404> flies<MH1361b> high<MH1361b>, <t><p class="indent1">And makes<MH7311> his nest<MH7064> on high<MH7311>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“He dwells<MH7931> and spends<MH3885a> his nights<MH3885a> on the cliff<MH5553>, <t><p class="indent1">On the rocky<MH5553> cliff<MH8127>, an inaccessible<MH4686b> place<MH4686b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“From there<MH8033> he tracks<MH2658> food<MH400>; <t><p class="indent1">His eyes<MH5869> look<MH5027> at <i>it</i> from afar<MH7350>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/39-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“His young<MH667> ones<MH667> also lick<MH5966> up<MH5966> blood<MH1818> greedily<MH5966>; <t><p class="indent1">And where<MH834> the slain<MH2491a> are, there<MH8033> he is.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>goats of the rock</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>his rope</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> I.e., pull a harrow, a farming device<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>seed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>a stork</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>without fear</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>They paw</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>swallows up</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Lit <i>mouth</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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