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They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows (39:3) Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them (39:4) Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? (39:5) Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings (39:6) He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver (39:7) The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing (39:8) Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? (39:9) Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? (39:10) Wilt thou trust him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? (39:11) Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn? (39:12) [Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? (39:13) Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, (39:14) And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them (39:15) She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; (39:16) Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding (39:17) What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider (39:18) Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? (39:19) Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible (39:20) He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men (39:21) He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword (39:22) The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield (39:23) He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet (39:24) He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting (39:25) Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the south? (39:26) Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? (39:27) She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place (39:28) From thence she seeketh the prey, [and] her eyes behold afar off (39:29) Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she
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