1“Do you knowהֲיָדַ֗עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045the timeעֵ֭ת'etH6256themountainיַעֲלֵי־ סָ֑לַעya.'a.lei- Sa.la'H3277H5553goatsH3277giveH3205birthH3205?Do you observeתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104the calvingחֹלֵ֖לcho.LelH2342of thedeerאַיָּל֣וֹת'ai.ya.LotH355?
2Can you countתִּסְפֹּ֣רtis.PorH5608the monthsיְרָחִ֣יםye.ra.ChimH3391they fulfillתְּמַלֶּ֑אנָהte.ma.Le.nahH4390,Or do you knowוְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּve.ya.Da'.taH3045the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256they giveH3205birthH3205?
4Their offspringבְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei.hemH1121becomeH2492strongH2492,they growיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235up in the openH1253fieldH1253;They leaveיָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318and do not returnשָׁ֥בוּSha.vuH7725to them.
5“Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310sentשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971out thewildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501freeחָפְשִׁ֑יcha.fe.ShiH2670?And whoמִ֣יmiH4310loosedפִתֵּֽחַ׃fi.Te.achH6605the bondsוּמֹסְר֥וֹתu.mo.se.RotH4147of the swiftH6171donkeyH6171,
6To whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the wildernessעֲרָבָ֣ה'a.ra.VahH6160for a homeבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004And the saltH4420landH4420for his dwellingH4908placeH4908?
7He scornsיִ֭שְׂחַקYis.chakH7832the tumultלַהֲמ֣וֹןla.ha.MonH1995of the cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151,The shoutingsתְּשֻׁא֥וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of the driverנ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂno.GesH5065he does not hearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.
8He exploresיְת֣וּרye.TurH8446the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022for his pastureמִרְעֵ֑הוּmir.'E.huH4829And searchesיִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃yid.Ro.oshH1875afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenH3387thingH3387.
9Will thewildרֵּ֣יםreimH7214oxH7214consentהֲיֹ֣אבֶהha.YoehH14to serveעָבְדֶ֑ךָ'a.ve.De.khaH5647you,Orאִם־'im-H518will he spendH3885the nightיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885at your mangerאֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃'a.vu.Se.khaH18?
10Can you bindהֲֽתִקְשָׁר־hatik.shor-H7194the wildרֵ֭יםreimH7214oxH7214in a furrowבְּתֶ֣לֶםbe.Te.lemH8525withropesעֲבֹת֑וֹa.vo.ToH5688,Orאִם־'im-H518will he harrowיְשַׂדֵּ֖דye.sa.DedH7702the valleysעֲמָקִ֣ים'a.ma.KimH6010afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you?
11Will you trustH539him becauseכִּי־ki-H3588his strengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581is greatרַ֣בravH7227And leaveוְתַעֲזֹ֖בve.ta.'a.ZoH5800your laborיְגִיעֶֽךָ׃ye.gi.'E.khaH3018to him?
12Will you haveH539faithH539in him that he will returnיָשִׁ֣יבya.shuvH7725yourgrainזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233And gatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622it fromyour threshingH1637floorוְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ve.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637?
13“The ostriches’רְנָנִ֥יםre.na.NimH7443wingsכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671flapH5965joyouslyH5965With the pinionאֶ֝בְרָ֗ה'ev.RahH84and plumageוְנֹצָֽה׃ve.no.TzahH5133ofloveH2623,
14For she abandonsתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800her eggsבֵּצֶ֑יהָbe.Tzei.haH1000to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776And warmsתְּחַמֵּֽם׃te.cha.MemH2552them in the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083,
15And she forgetsוַ֭תִּשְׁכַּחVa.tish.kachH7911that a footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272may crushתְּזוּרֶ֑הָte.zu.Re.haH2115them,Or that a wildהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704beastH2421may trampleתְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃te.du.She.haH1758them.
16She treatsH7188her youngבָּנֶ֣יהָba.Nei.haH1121cruellyH7188, as if they were not hers;Though her laborיְגִיעָ֣הּye.gi.'AhH3018be in vainלְרִ֖יקle.RikH7385, she isunconcernedבְּלִי־ פָֽחַד׃be.li- Fa.chadH1097H6343;
17Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433has made her forgetהִשָּׁ֣הּhi.ShahH5382wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,And has not givenH2505her a shareחָ֥לַקCha.lakH2505of understandingבַּבִּינָֽה׃ba.bi.NahH998.
18Whenכָּ֭עֵתKa.'etH6256she liftsתַּמְרִ֑יאtam.Ri'H4754herselfon highבַּמָּר֣וֹםba.ma.RomH4791,She laughsתִּֽשְׂחַ֥קtis.ChakH7832at the horseלַ֝סּ֗וּסla.SusH5483and his riderוּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃u.le.Ro.khe.VoH7392.
19“Do you giveהֲתִתֵּ֣ןha.ti.TenH5414the horseלַסּ֣וּסla.SusH5483hismightגְּבוּרָ֑הge.vu.RahH1369?Do you clotheהֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁha.tal.BishH3847his neckצַוָּאר֣וֹtza.va.RoH6677with a maneרַעְמָֽה׃ra'.MahH7483?
20Do you make himleapהְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּHe.tar.'i.she.nuH7493like the locustכָּאַרְבֶּ֑הka.'ar.BehH697?His majesticה֖וֹדHodH1935snortingנַחְר֣וֹnach.RoH5170is terribleאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367.
21He pawsיַחְפְּר֣וּyach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבָ֭עֵמֶקVa.'e.mekH6010,and rejoicesוְיָשִׂ֣ישׂve.ya.SisH7797in hisstrengthבְּכֹ֑חַbe.Kho.achH3581; Hegoesיֵ֝צֵ֗אye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרַאת־lik.rat-H7122the weaponsנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.
22He laughsיִשְׂחַ֣קyis.ChakH7832at fearלְ֭פַחַדLe.fa.chadH6343and is not dismayedיֵחָ֑תye.ChatH2865;And he does not turnH7725backיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725from the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
24With shakingבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494and rageוְ֭רֹגֶזVe.ro.gezH7267heracesיְגַמֶּא־ye.ga.me'-H1572over the groundאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,And he does not standH539stillH539at the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.
25As oftenבְּדֵ֤יbe.DeiH1767as the trumpetשֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.FarH7782soundshe saysיֹ֘אמַ֤רyo.MarH559, ‘Ahaהֶאָ֗חhe.'AchH1889!’And he scentsH7381the battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421from afarוּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹקU.me.ra.chokH7350,And the thunderרַ֥עַםRa.'amH7482of the captainsשָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimH8269and the warH8643cryH8643.
26“Is it by your understandingהֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָhami.bi.Na.te.khaH998that the hawkנֵ֑ץNetzH5322soarsיַֽאֲבֶר־ya.'a.ver-H82,Stretchingיִפְרֹ֖שׂyif.RosH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֣יוke.na.fovH3671toward the southלְתֵימָֽן׃le.tei.ManH8486?
27Is it at yourcommandפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310that the eagleנָ֑שֶׁרNa.sherH5404mountsיַגְבִּ֣יהַּyag.Bi.ahH1361upAnd makesH7311his nestקִנּֽוֹ׃ki.NoH7064on highיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311?
28On the cliffסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553he dwellsיִ֭שְׁכֹּןYish.konH7931and lodgesוְיִתְלֹנָ֑ןve.yit.lo.NanH3885,Upon the rockyסֶ֝֗לַעSe.la'H5553cragשֶׁן־shen-H8127,an inaccessibleH4686placeH4686.
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