1<\/sup>Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>Their young are weaned and go to feed : they go forth, and return not to them.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.<\/span> <\/p>\n 15<\/sup>She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.<\/span> <\/p>\n 16<\/sup>She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.<\/span> <\/p>\n 17<\/sup>For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.<\/span> <\/p>\n 18<\/sup>When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high : she scorneth the horse and his rider.<\/span> <\/p>\n 19<\/sup>Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?<\/span> <\/p>\n 20<\/sup>Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.<\/span> <\/p>\n 21<\/sup>He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.<\/span> <\/p>\n 22<\/sup>He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,<\/span> <\/p>\n 23<\/sup>Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.<\/span> <\/p>\n 24<\/sup>Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 25<\/sup>When he heareth the trumpet he saith : Ha, ha : he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.<\/span> <\/p>\n 26<\/sup>Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?<\/span> <\/p>\n 27<\/sup>Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?<\/span> <\/p>\n 28<\/sup>She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.<\/span> <\/p>\n 29<\/sup>From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.<\/span> <\/p>\n 30<\/sup>Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.<\/span> <\/p>\n 31<\/sup>And the Lord went on, and said to Job :<\/span> <\/p>\n 32<\/sup>Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 33<\/sup>Then Job answered the Lord, and said :<\/span> <\/p>\n 34<\/sup>One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said : and another, to which I will add no more.<\/span> <\/p>\n