1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth ? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve ? 2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil ? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth ? 3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young , They cast out their pains . 4Their young ones become strong , they grow up in the open field; They go forth , and return not again .
The Wild Animals and Their Strength
5Who hath sent out the wild ass free ? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass , 6Whose home I have made the wilderness , And the salt land his dwelling-place? 7He scorneth the tumult of the city , Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver . 8The range of the mountains is his pasture , And he searcheth after every green thing .
The Horse and Its Might
9Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee ? Or will he abide by thy crib? 10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow ? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11Wilt thou trust him , because his strength is great ? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor ? 12Wilt thou confide in him , that he will bring home thy seed , And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?
The Flight of the Eagle
13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love? 14For she leaveth her eggs on the earth , And warmeth them in the dust , 15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them , Or that the wild beast may trample them . 16She dealeth hardly with her young ones , as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain , she is without fear ; 17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom , Neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18What time she lifteth up herself on high , She scorneth the horse and his rider . 19Hast thou given the horse his might ? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane ? 20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible. 21He paweth in the valley , and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth out to meet the armed men . 22He mocketh at fear , and is not dismayed ; Neither turneth he back from the sword . 23The quiver rattleth against him , The flashing spear and the javelin . 24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage ; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet . 25As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha ! And he smelleth the battle afar off , The thunder of the captains , and the shouting . 26Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, And stretcheth her wings toward the south ? 27Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up , And maketh her nest on high ? 28On the cliff she dwelleth , and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff , and the stronghold . 29From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off . 30Her young ones also suck up blood : And where the slain are , there is she .