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“Who sent out the (A)wild donkey free?
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
For whom I have set (B)the desert plain as a home
And the salt land as his dwelling place?
He laughs at the tumult of the city;
The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
He explores the mountains for his pasture
And searches after every green thing.
Will the (C)wild ox consent to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your manger?
10 Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with [a]ropes,
Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
11 Will you trust him because his power is great
And leave your labor to him?
12 Will you believe him that he will return your seed of grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:10 Lit his rope

“Who let the wild donkey(A) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
I gave it the wasteland(B) as its home,
    the salt flats(C) as its habitat.(D)
It laughs(E) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.(F)
It ranges the hills(G) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

“Will the wild ox(H) consent to serve you?(I)
    Will it stay by your manger(J) at night?
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(K)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(L)
    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?

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