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1 "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth ? Do you observe the calving of the deer ?
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1 "Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
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2 "Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth ?
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2 Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth?
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3 "They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains.
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3 They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.
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4 "Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field ; They leave and do not return to them.
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4 Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.
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5 "Who sent out the wild donkey free ? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
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5 "Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied his ropes?
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6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place ?
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6 I gave him the wasteland as his home, the salt flats as his habitat.
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7 "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
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7 He laughs at the commotion in the town; he does not hear a driver's shout.
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8 "He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.
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8 He ranges the hills for his pasture and searches for any green thing.
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9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger ?
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9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
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10 "Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
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10 Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he till the valleys behind you?
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11 "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?
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11 Will you rely on him for his great strength? Will you leave your heavy work to him?
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12 "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor ?
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12 Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
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13 "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,
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13 "The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but they cannot compare with the pinions and feathers of the stork.
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14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
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14 She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
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15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.
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15 unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them.
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16 "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned ;
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16 She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,
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17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.
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17 for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
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18 "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
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18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
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19 "Do you give the horse his might ? Do you clothe his neck with a mane ?
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19 "Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a flowing mane?
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20 "Do you make him leap like the locust ? His majestic snorting is terrible.
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20 Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
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21 "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength ; He goes out to meet the weapons.
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21 He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray.
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22 "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed ; And he does not turn back from the sword.
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22 He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; he does not shy away from the sword.
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23 "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.
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23 The quiver rattles against his side, along with the flashing spear and lance.
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24 "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
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24 In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
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25 "As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha !' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
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25 At the blast of the trumpet he snorts, 'Aha!' He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
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26 "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south ?
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26 "Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread his wings toward the south?
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27 "Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high ?
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27 Does the eagle soar at your command and build his nest on high?
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28 "On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
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28 He dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is his stronghold.
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29 "From there he spies out food ; His eyes see it from afar.
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29 From there he seeks out his food; his eyes detect it from afar.
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30 "His young ones also suck up blood ; And where the slain are, there is he."
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30 His young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there is he."
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