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because God has made it forget wisdom, and given it no share in understanding.
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When it spreads its plumes aloft, it laughs at the horse and its rider.
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"Do you give the horse its might? Do you clothe its neck with mane?
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Do you make it leap like the locust? Its majestic snorting is terrible.
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It paws violently, exults mightily; it goes out to meet the weapons.
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It laughs at fear, and is not dismayed; it does not turn back from the sword.
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Upon it rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin.
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With fierceness and rage it swallows the ground; it cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
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When the trumpet sounds, it says "Aha!' From a distance it smells the battle, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
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"Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?
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Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes its nest on high?