Job 39:17-27 (New International Version)
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for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.1
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Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs2 at horse and rider.
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"Do you give the horse his strength3 or clothe his neck with a flowing mane?
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Do you make him leap like a locust,4 striking terror5 with his proud snorting?6
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He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength,7 and charges into the fray.8
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He laughs9 at fear, afraid of nothing; he does not shy away from the sword.
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The quiver10 rattles against his side, along with the flashing spear11 and lance.
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In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.12
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At the blast of the trumpet13 he snorts, 'Aha!' He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.14
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"Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread his wings toward the south?15
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Does the eagle soar at your command and build his nest on high?16
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