Jb 39 (King James)

   ¹ Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? ² Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? ³ They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. ⁴ Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. ⁵ Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? ⁶ Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. ⁷ He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. ⁸ The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. ⁹ Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? ¹⁰ Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? ¹¹ Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? ¹² Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
   ¹³ Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? ¹⁴ Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, ¹⁵ And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. ¹⁶ She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear; ¹⁷ Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. ¹⁸ What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
   ¹⁹ Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? ²⁰ Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. ²¹ He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. ²² He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. ²³ The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. ²⁴ He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. ²⁵ He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
   ²⁶ Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? ²⁷ Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? ²⁸ She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. ²⁹ From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. ³⁰ Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

Jb 39 (Vulgate)

   ¹ [Numquid nosti tempus partus ibicum in petris,
vel parturientes cervas observasti ?
   ² Dinumerasti menses conceptus earum,
et scisti tempus partus earum ?
   ³ Incurvantur ad fœtum, et pariunt,
et rugitus emittunt.
   ⁴ Separantur filii earum, et pergunt ad pastum :
egrediuntur, et non revertuntur ad eas.
   ⁵ Quis dimisit onagrum liberum,
et vincula ejus quis solvit ?
   ⁶ cui dedi in solitudine domum,
et tabernacula ejus in terra salsuginis.
   ⁷ Contemnit multitudinem civitatis :
clamorem exactoris non audit.
   ⁸ Circumspicit montes pascuæ suæ,
et virentia quæque perquirit.
   ⁹ Numquid volet rhinoceros servire tibi,
aut morabitur ad præsepe tuum ?
   ¹⁰ Numquid alligabis rhinocerota ad arandum loro tuo,
aut confringet glebas vallium post te ?
   ¹¹ Numquid fiduciam habebis in magna fortitudine ejus,
et derelinques ei labores tuos ?
   ¹² Numquid credes illi quod sementem reddat tibi,
et aream tuam congreget ?
   ¹³ Penna struthionis similis est
pennis herodii et accipitris.
   ¹⁴ Quando derelinquit ova sua in terra,
tu forsitan in pulvere calefacies ea ?
   ¹⁵ Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea,
aut bestia agri conterat.
   ¹⁶ Duratur ad filios suos, quasi non sint sui :
frustra laboravit, nullo timore cogente.
   ¹⁷ Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia,
nec dedit illi intelligentiam.
   ¹⁸ Cum tempus fuerit, in altum alas erigit :
deridet equum et ascensorem ejus.
   ¹⁹ Numquid præbebis equo fortitudinem,
aut circumdabis collo ejus hinnitum ?
   ²⁰ Numquid suscitabis eum quasi locustas ?
gloria narium ejus terror.
   ²¹ Terram ungula fodit ; exsultat audacter :
in occursum pergit armatis.
   ²² Contemnit pavorem,
nec cedit gladio.
   ²³ Super ipsum sonabit pharetra ;
vibrabit hasta et clypeus :
   ²⁴ fervens et fremens sorbet terram,
nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.
   ²⁵ Ubi audierit buccinam, dicit : Vah !
procul odoratur bellum :
exhortationem ducum, et ululatum exercitus.
   ²⁶ Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter,
expandens alas suas ad austrum ?
   ²⁷ Numquid ad præceptum tuum elevabitur aquila,
et in arduis ponet nidum suum ?
   ²⁸ In petris manet,
et in præruptis silicibus commoratur,
atque inaccessis rupibus.
   ²⁹ Inde contemplatur escam,
et de longe oculi ejus prospiciunt.
   ³⁰ Pulli ejus lambent sanguinem :
et ubicumque cadaver fuerit, statim adest.]
   ³¹ Et adjecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Job :
   ³² [Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit ?
utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.]
   ³³ Respondens autem Job Domino, dixit :
   ³⁴ [Qui leviter locutus sum, respondere quid possum ?
manum meam ponam super os meum.
   ³⁵ Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem :
et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.]