1Knowest thou the time when thewildH3277goatsיַעֲלֵי־ya.'a.lei-H3277of therockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553bringH3205forthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205? or canst thoumarkH8104when thehindsאַיָּל֣וֹת'ai.ya.LotH355doH8104calve?
2Canst thounumberתִּסְפֹּ֣רtis.PorH5608themonthsיְרָחִ֣יםye.ra.ChimH3391that theyfulfillתְּמַלֶּ֑אנָהte.ma.Le.nahH4390? or knowest thou the time when theybringH3205forthלִדְתָּֽנָה׃lid.Ta.nahH3205?
4Theiryoungבְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei.hemH1121onesH1121are in good liking, theygrowיַחְלְמ֣וּyach.le.MuH2492upH1121in the open field; theygoיָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318forthH3318, andreturnשָׁ֥בוּSha.vuH7725notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808againH7725,
5Who hathsentH7971outH7971thewildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501assfreeחָפְשִׁ֑יcha.fe.ShiH2670? or who hath loosed thebandsוּמֹסְר֥וֹתu.mo.se.RotH4147of thewildH6501ass?
6Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834houseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004I havemadeH7760thewildernessעֲרָבָ֣ה'a.ra.VahH6160, and thesaltH4420landH4420hisdwellingוּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יוu.mish.ke.no.TavH4908placeH7760.
7He scorneth thetumultלַהֲמ֣וֹןla.ha.MonH1995of thecityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808heareth he theshoutingsתְּשֻׁא֥וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of thedriverנ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂno.GesH5065.
8The range of themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022is hispastureמִרְעֵ֑הוּmir.'E.huH4829, and he searchethafterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenH3387thingH3387.
9Will the wild-ox be content toserveעָבְדֶ֑ךָ'a.ve.De.khaH5647thee? or will he abide by thy crib?
10Canst thoubindהֲֽתִקְשָׁר־hatik.shor-H7194the wild-ox with his band in thefurrowבְּתֶ֣לֶםbe.Te.lemH8525? or will heharrowיְשַׂדֵּ֖דye.sa.DedH7702thevalleysעֲמָקִ֣ים'a.ma.KimH6010afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee?
11Wilt thoutrustהֲֽתִבְטַח־ha.tiv.tach-H982him,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588hisstrengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581isgreatרַ֣בravH7227? or wilt thouleaveוְתַעֲזֹ֖בve.ta.'a.ZoH5800to him thy labour?
12Wilt thou confide in him, that he willbringיָשִׁ֣יבya.shuvH7725homeH7725thyseedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233, andgatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622the corn of thy threshingfloor?
13Thewingכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671of the ostrich rejoiceth, but areherאִם־'im-H518pinionsאֶ֝בְרָ֗ה'ev.RahH84andfeathersוְנֹצָֽה׃ve.no.TzahH5133kindly?
14Forsheכִּֽי־ki-H3588leavethherוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921eggsבֵּצֶ֑יהָbe.Tzei.haH1000on theearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and warmeth them in thedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083,
15And forgetteth that thefootרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272maycrushתְּזוּרֶ֑הָte.zu.Re.haH2115them, or that thewildהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704beastוְחַיַּ֖תve.chai.YatH2416maytrampleתְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃te.du.She.haH1758them.
17BecauseH3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hathdeprivedהִשָּׁ֣הּhi.ShahH5382herH3588ofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808hath he imparted toherH3588understandingבַּבִּינָֽה׃ba.bi.NahH998.
19Hast thougivenהֲתִתֵּ֣ןha.ti.TenH5414thehorseלַסּ֣וּסla.SusH5483his might? hast thouclothedהֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁha.tal.BishH3847hisneckצַוָּאר֣וֹtza.va.RoH6677with the quiveringmaneרַעְמָֽה׃ra'.MahH7483?
20Hast thou made him toleapהְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּHe.tar.'i.she.nuH7493as alocustכָּאַרְבֶּ֑הka.'ar.BehH697? thegloryה֖וֹדHodH1935of his snorting isterribleאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367.
21He paweth in thevalleyבָ֭עֵמֶקVa.'e.mekH6010, and rejoiceth in hisstrengthבְּכֹ֑חַbe.Kho.achH3581: he goethoutיֵ֝צֵ֗אye.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125the armed men.
22He mocketh atfearלְ֭פַחַדLe.fa.chadH6343, and isnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dismayedיֵחָ֑תye.ChatH2865;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turneth hebackיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725from theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
24He swalloweth thegroundאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776with fierceness andrageוְ֭רֹגֶזVe.ro.gezH7267;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808believeth he that it is thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.
25As oft as thetrumpetשֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.FarH7782soundeth he saith,Ahaהֶאָ֗חhe.'AchH1889! and he smelleth thebattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421afarH7350offH7350, thethunderרַ֥עַםRa.'amH7482of thecaptainsשָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimH8269, and theshoutingוּתְרוּעָֽה׃u.te.ru.'AhH8643.
26Doth thehawkנֵ֑ץNetzH5322soar by thy wisdom, andstretchH6566herH6566wingsכְּנָפָ֣יוke.na.fovH3671towardH6566thesouthלְתֵימָֽן׃le.tei.ManH8486?
28She dwelleth on therockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553, and hathherH5921lodging there,uponH5921thecragשֶׁן־shen-H8127of therockסֶ֝֗לַעSe.la'H5553, and the strong hold.
29From thence she spiethoutחָֽפַר־cha.far-H2658thepreyאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400; hereyesעֵינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869beholdיַבִּֽיטוּ׃ya.Bi.tuH5027itafarלְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350offH7350.
30HerH1931youngוְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יוve.'ef.ro.chovH667onesH667alsosuckH5966upH5966bloodדָ֑םDamH1818: andwhereוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834theslainחֲ֝לָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491are, there issheH1931.
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