Job 39:8–11

8 It ranges the hills for its pasture

and searches for any green thing.

9 “Will the wild ox consent to serve you?

Will it stay by your manger at night?

10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?

Will it till the valleys behind you?

11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?

Will you leave your heavy work to it?

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee,

Or abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?

Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

8 The mountains are its pastureland,

where it searches for every blade of grass.

9 “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed?

Will it spend the night in your stall?

10 Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow?

Will it plow a field for you?

11 Given its strength, can you trust it?

Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work?

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searches after every green thing.

9 “Will the wild ox be willing to serve you?

Will he bed by your manger?

10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?

Or will he plow the valleys behind you?

11 Will you trust him because his strength is great?

Or will you leave your labor to him?

8 It roams the hills looking for pasture,

looking for anything green to eat.

9 “Will the wild ox agree to serve you

and stay by your feeding box at night?

10 Can you hold it to the plowed row with a harness

so it will plow the valleys for you?

11 Will you depend on the wild ox for its great strength

and leave your heavy work for it to do?

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

9 Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee?

Or will he abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow?

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?

Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 9 Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib? 10 Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11 Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

8 It explores the mountains for its pasture 

and looks for anything green. 

9 “Will the wild ox agree to serve you, 

or will it stay at night beside your feeding trough? 

10 Can you guide a wild ox in a furrow, 

or will it plow the valleys behind you? 

11 Can you trust it just because it’s so strong 

or leave your labor to it? 

8 It roams the mountains for its pastureland,

searching for anything green.

9 Would the wild ox be willing to serve you?

Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?

10 Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness?

Will it plow the valleys behind you?

11 Can you depend on it because its strength is great?

Would you leave it to do your hard work?

8 It ranges the mountains as its pasture,

and it searches after every green thing.

9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you?

Will it spend the night at your crib?

10 Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes,

or will it harrow the valleys after you?

11 Will you depend on it because its strength is great,

and will you hand over your labor to it?

8 It explores the mountains as its pasture

and searches after every kind of green plant.

9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you,

or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?

10 Can you tie the wild ox with its rope to a furrow,

or will it harrow the valleys after you?

11 Can you trust it because its strength is great,

or will you hand your labor over to it?

8 They wander over the hills to look for grass.

They search for anything green to eat.

9 “Job, will wild oxen agree to serve you?

Will they stay by your feed box at night?

10 Can you keep them in straight rows with harnesses?

Will they plow the valleys behind you?

11 Will you depend on them for their great strength?

Will you let them do your heavy work?

8 “He explores the mountains for his pasture

And searches after every green thing.

9 “Will the wild ox consent to serve you,

Or will he spend the night at your manger?

10 “Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,

Or will he harrow the valleys after you?

11 “Will you trust him because his strength is great

And leave your labor to him?