16 She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers;

she cares not that her labor was in vain,

16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers:

Her labour is in vain without fear;

16 She is harsh toward her young,

as if they were not her own.

She doesn’t care if they die.

16 She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;

Her labor is in vain, without concern,

16 The ostrich is cruel to its young, as if they were not even its own.

It does not care that its work is for nothing,

16 She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers:

Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;

16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.

16 It acts harshly toward its young as if they weren’t its own. 

It is not afraid that its work is for nothing 

16 She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,

with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

16 It deals cruelly with its young, as if they were not its own;

though its labor should be in vain, yet it has no fear;

16 It deals cruelly with its young ones, as if they were not its own,

as if without fear that its labor were in vain,

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.

16 “She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;

Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;