Job 39:12-21
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 39
12Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor? 13'The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, With the pinion and feathers of love, 14For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, 15And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild animal may trample them. 16She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is for nothing, she is unconcerned, 17Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 18When she rushes away on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. 19'Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? 20Do you make him leap like locusts? His majestic snorting is frightening. 21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the battle.King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 39
12Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring it to your threshing floor? 13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s? 14She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand. 15She forgets that a foot may crush them or that some wild animal may trample them. 16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain. 17For God has deprived her of wisdom; he has not endowed her with understanding.
18When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
19Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane?
20Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror.
21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
New Living Translation
13'The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, but they are no match for the feathers of the stork.
14She lays her eggs on top of the earth, letting them be warmed in the dust.
15She doesn’t worry that a foot might crush them or a wild animal might destroy them.
16She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn’t care if they die.
17For God has deprived her of wisdom. He has given her no understanding.
18But whenever she jumps up to run, she passes the swiftest horse with its rider.
English Standard Version
Chapter 39
12Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? 13"The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the pinions and plumage of love? 14For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground, 15forgetting that a foot may crush them and that the wild beast may trample them. 16She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear, 17because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding. 18When she rouses herself to flee, she laughs at the horse and his rider. 19"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? 20Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying. 21He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons.New International Version
Chapter 39
12Can you trust it to haul in your grain and bring it to your threshing floor? 13"The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and feathers of the stork. 14She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand, 15unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them. 16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain, 17for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
18Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
19"Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20Do you make it leap like a locust, striking terror with its proud snorting?
21It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray.
New King James Version
