7 It laughs at the commotion in the town;

it does not hear a driver’s shout.

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?

12 Can 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.

7 He scorns the tumult of the city;

he hears not the shouts of the driver.

8 He ranges the mountains as his pasture,

and he searches after every green thing.

9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you?

Will he spend the night at your manger?

10 Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes,

or will he harrow the valleys after you?

11 Will you depend on him because his strength is great,

and will you leave to him your labor?

12 Do 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?

7 It hates the noise of the city

and has no driver to shout at it.

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?

12 Can you rely on it to bring home your grain

and deliver it to your threshing floor?

13 “The ostrich flaps her wings grandly,

but they are no match for the feathers of the stork.

7 He scorns the tumult of the city;

He does not heed the shouts of the driver.

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?

12 Will you trust him to bring home your grain,

And gather it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,

But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?

7 The wild donkey laughs at the confusion in the city,

and it does not hear the drivers shout.

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?

12 Can you trust the ox to bring in your grain

and gather it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich flap happily,

but they are not like the feathers of the stork.

7 He scorneth the tumult of the city,

Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

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?

12 Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed,

And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?

13 The wings of the ostrich wave proudly;

But are they the pinions and plumage of love?

7 He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver; 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? 12 Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?

13 The wing of the ostrich beats joyously—But is it the stork’s pinion and plumage?

7 It laughs at the noise of the city 

and doesn’t ⸤even⸥ listen to the shouting of its master. 

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? 

12 Can you rely on it to bring your grain back 

and take it to your threshing floor?

13 “Does the ostrich flap its wings in joy, 

or do its wings lack feathers?

7 It scoffs at the noise of the village

and never hears the shouts of a driver.

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?

12 Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain

and bring it to your threshing floor?

13 The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,

but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?

7 It scorns the tumult of the city;

it does not hear the shouts of the driver.

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?

12 Do you have faith in it that it will return,

and bring your grain to your threshing floor?

13 “The ostrich’s wings flap wildly,

though its pinions lack plumage.

7 It scorns the city’s turmoil;

it does not hear the driver’s shouts.

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?

12 Can you rely on it that it will return your grain

and that it will gather it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the female ostrich flap—

are they the pinions of the stork or the falcon?

7 They laugh at all of the noise in town.

They do not hear the shouts of the donkey drivers.

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?

12 Can you trust them to bring in your grain?

Will they take it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of ostriches flap with joy.

But they can’t compare with the wings and feathers of storks.

7 “He scorns the tumult of the city,

The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.

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?

12 “Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain

And gather it from your threshing floor?

13 “The ostriches’ wings flap joyously

With the pinion and plumage of love,