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39:1  “Job, do you know when mountain goats have their babies? Do you watch when female deer give birth?
39:2  Do you count the months until the animals have their babies? Do you know the time when they give birth?
39:3  They bend their back legs and have their babies. Then their labor pains stop.
39:4  Their little ones grow strong and healthy in the wild. They leave and do not come home again.
39:5  “Who let the wild donkeys go free? Who untied their ropes?
39:6  I gave them the dry and empty land as their home. I gave them salt flats to live in.
39:7  They laugh at all the noise in town. They do not hear the shouts of the donkey drivers.
39:8  They wander over the hills to look for grass. They search for anything green to eat.
39:9  “Job, will wild oxen agree to serve you? Will they stay by your feed box at night?
39:10  Can you keep them in straight rows with harnesses? Will they plow the valleys behind you?
39:11  Will you depend on them for their great strength? Will you let them do your heavy work?
39:12  Can you trust them to haul in your grain? Will they bring it to your threshing floor?
39:13  “The wings of ostriches flap with joy. But they can’t compare with the wings and feathers of storks.
39:14  Ostriches lay their eggs on the ground. They let them get warm in the sand.
39:15  They do not know that something might step on them. A wild animal might walk all over them.
39:16  Ostriches are mean to their little ones. They treat them as if they did not belong to them. They do not care that their work was useless.
39:17  I did not provide ostriches with wisdom. I did not give them good sense.
39:18  But when they spread their feathers to run, they laugh at a horse and its rider.
39:19  “Job, do you give horses their strength? Do you put flowing manes on their necks?
39:20  Do you make them jump like locusts? They terrify others with their proud snorting.
39:21  They paw the ground wildly. They are filled with joy. They charge at their enemies.
39:22  They laugh at fear. They are not afraid of anything. They do not run away from swords.
39:23  Many arrows rattle at their sides. Flashing spears and javelins are also there.
39:24  They are so excited that they race over the ground. They can’t stand still when trumpets are blown.
39:25  When they hear the trumpets they snort, ‘Aha!’ They catch the smells of battle far away. They hear the shouts of commanders and the battle cries.
39:26  “Job, are you wise enough to teach hawks where to fly? They spread their wings and fly toward the south.
39:27  Do you command eagles to fly so high? They build their nests as high as they can.
39:28  They live on cliffs and stay there at night. High up on the rocks they think they are safe.
39:29  From there they look for their food. They can see it from far away.
39:30  Their little ones like to eat blood. Eagles gather where they see dead bodies.”