¹⁷ A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

⁷ Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.

³¹ The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.

¹⁰ He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹⁵ And the Lord sent fear on Sisera and all his war-carriages and all his army before Barak; and Sisera got down from his war-carriage and went in flight on foot.

⁶ For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.

⁷ So they got up and went in flight, in the half light, without their tents or their horses or their asses or any of their goods; they went in flight, fearing for their lives.

¹⁹ She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.

²⁰ For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge.

²¹ When she is shaking her wings on high, she makes sport of the horse and of him who is seated on him.

²² Do you give strength to the horse? is it by your hand that his neck is clothed with power?

²³ Is it through you that he is shaking like a locust, in the pride of his loud-sounding breath?

²⁴ He is stamping with joy in the valley; he makes sport of fear.

²⁵ In his strength he goes out against the arms of war, turning not away from the sword.

¹¹ And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

¹⁶ Saying, No, for we will go in flight on horses; so you will certainly go in flight: and, We will go on the backs of quick-running beasts; so those who go after you will be quick-footed.

³ Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.