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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 deliver 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 the wild donkey out free? And who opened the bonds of the swift donkey,
39:6  To whom I gave the wilderness as his home, And the salt land as his dwelling place?
39:7  He laughs at the turmoil of the city, He does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.
39:8  He explores the mountains of his pasture, And searches after every green thing.
39:9  Will the wild bull be willing to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?
39:10  Can you tie down the wild bull in a furrow with ropes, Or will he plow 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 wings of the ostrich flap joyously, With the pinion and feathers 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 animal may trample them.
39:16  She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is for nothing, 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 rushes away 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 locusts? His majestic snorting is frightening.
39:21  He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the battle.
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  He races over the ground with a roar and fury, And he does not stand still when he hears the sound of the trumpet.
39:25  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.
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 flies high, And makes his nest on high?
39:28  He dwells and spends his nights on the cliff, On the rocky cliff, an inaccessible place.
39:29  From there he tracks food; His eyes look at it from afar.
39:30  His young ones also lick up blood greedily; And where the slain are, there he is.”