Job 39:13–30

13 “The wingsb of the female ostrich flapc—

are theyd the pinions of the stork ore the falcon?

14 Indeed, it leaves its eggs to the earth,

and it lets them be warmed on the ground,

15 and it forgets that a foot might crush an egg,f

and ⌊a wild animal⌋g might trample it.h

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,

17 because God made it forget wisdom,

and he did not give it a share in understanding.

18 When it spreads its wings ⌊aloft⌋,i

it laughs at the horse and its rider.

19 “Do you give power to the horse?

Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

20 Do you make it leap like the locust?

The majesty of its snorting is terrifying.

21 They paw in the valley, and it exults with strength;

it goes out to meet the battle.

22 It laughs at danger and is not dismayed,

and it does not turn back from ⌊before⌋j the sword.

23 Upon it the quiver rattles

along with the flash of the spear and the short sword.

24 With roar and rage ⌊it races over the ground⌋,k

and it cannot stand still at the sound of the horn.

25 ⌊Whenever⌋l a horn sounds, it says, ‘Aha!’

And it smells the battle from a distance—

the thunder of the commanders and the war cry.

26 “Does the hawk soar by your wisdom?

Does it spread its wings to the south?

27 Or does the eagle fly high at your command

and construct its nest high?

28 It lives on the rock and spends the night

⌊on the rock point and the mountain stronghold⌋.m

29 From there it spies out the prey;

its eyes look from far away.

30 And its young ones lick blood greedily,

and where the dead carcasses are, there they are.”