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11 Can you trust it just because it’s so strong
    or leave your labor to it?
12 Can you rely on it to bring your grain back
    and take it to your threshing floor?[a]

The Ostrich

13 “Does the ostrich flap its wings in joy,
    or do its wings lack feathers?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:12 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.
  2. Job 39:13 Or “Do its wings compare well with the wings and feathers of the stork?”

11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(A)
    Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12 Can you trust it to haul in your grain
    and bring it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
    though they cannot compare
    with the wings and feathers of the stork.(B)

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