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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."