Job 39:1-17

“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]? Do you observe the calving of the deer? “Can you count the months that they carry offspring, Or do you know the time when they give birth? “They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They cast out their labor pains. “Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. ¶“Who sent out the wild donkey free [from dependence on man]? And who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey [to survive in the wild], To whom I gave the wilderness as his home And the salt land as his dwelling place? “He scorns the tumult of the city, And does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster. “He explores the mountains as his pasture And searches after every green thing. “Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, Or remain beside your manger at night? “Can you bind the wild ox with a harness [to the plow] in the furrow? Or will he plow the valleys for you? “Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? “Will you have faith and depend on him to return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor? ¶“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously; With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love, For she leaves her eggs on the ground And warms them in the dust, Forgetting that a foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them. “She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood], For God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.