^{1 Ref} Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

^{2 Ref} Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

³ They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

⁴ Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

^{5 Ref} Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

^{6 Ref} Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

^{7 Ref} He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

^{8 Ref} The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

^{9 Ref} Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

^{10 Ref} Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

^{11 Ref} Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

^{12 Ref} Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

^{13 Ref} Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

¹⁴ Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

¹⁵ And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

^{16 Ref} She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

^{17 Ref} Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

^{18 Ref} What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

^{19 Ref} Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

^{20 Ref} Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

^{21 Ref} He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

^{22 Ref} He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

^{23 Ref} The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

^{24 Ref} He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

^{25 Ref} He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

^{26 Ref} Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

^{27 Ref} Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

^{28 Ref} She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

^{29 Ref} From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

^{30 Ref} Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.