Job 39:13-18
New King James Version
13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?
14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground,
And warms them in the dust;
15 She forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may break them.
16 She (A)treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;
Her labor is in vain, without [a]concern,
17 Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not (B)endow her with understanding.
18 When she lifts herself on high,
She scorns the horse and its rider.
Footnotes
- Job 39:16 Lit. fear
Job 39:13-18
New International Version
13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
though they cannot compare
with the wings and feathers of the stork.(A)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
and lets them warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that some wild animal may trample them.(B)
16 She treats her young harshly,(C) as if they were not hers;
she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
or give her a share of good sense.(D)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs(E) at horse and rider.
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