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"Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you seen deer in labor?
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Can you tell how many months they carry their young? Do you know when they give birth,
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when they crouch down and bring forth their young, when they deliver their fawns?
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Their young become strong, growing up in the open; they leave and never return.
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"Who lets the wild donkey roam freely? Who sets the wild donkey loose from its shackles?
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I made the 'Aravah its home, the salty desert its place to live.
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It scorns the noise of the city and hears no driver's shouts.
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It ranges over the hills for its pasture, searching for anything green.
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"Would a wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it stay by your stall?
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Could you tie a rope around its neck and make it plow furrows for you?
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Would you trust its great strength enough to let it do your heavy work,