5 “Who let the wild donkey go free?

Who untied its ropes?

6 I gave it the wasteland as its home,

the salt flats as its habitat.

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?

5 “Who has let the wild donkey go free?

Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

6 to whom I have given the arid plain for his home

and the salt land for his dwelling place?

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?

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

6 Whose house I have made the wilderness,

And the barren land his dwellings.

7 He scorneth the multitude of the city,

Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

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?

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

And gather it into thy barn?

5 “Who gives the wild donkey its freedom?

Who untied its ropes?

6 I have placed it in the wilderness;

its home is the wasteland.

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?

5 “Who set the wild donkey free?

Who loosed the bonds of the onager,

6 Whose home I have made the wilderness,

And the barren land his dwelling?

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?

5 “Who let the wild donkey go free?

Who untied its ropes?

6 I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as its home;

I gave it the desert lands as a place to live.

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?

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

6 Whose home I have made the wilderness,

And the salt land his dwelling-place?

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?

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager, 6 Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings? 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?

5 “Who lets the wild donkey go free? 

Who unties the ropes of the wild donkey? 

6 I gave it the desert to live in 

and the salt flats as its dwelling place. 

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?

5 Who set the wild donkey free?

Who released the swift donkey from its harness?

6 I made the wilderness its home,

and the salty wasteland its dwelling.

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?

5 “Who has let the wild ass go free?

Who has loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

6 to which I have given the steppe for its home,

the salt land for its dwelling place?

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?

5 “Who has sent forth the wild ass free?

And who has released the wild donkey’s bonds,

6 to which I have given the wilderness as its house

and the salt flat as its dwelling place?

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?

5 “Who let the wild donkeys go free?

Who untied their ropes?

6 I gave them the dry and empty land as their home.

I gave them salt flats to live in.

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?