Will the (A)wild bull be willing to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?
10 Can you tie down the wild bull in a furrow with [a]ropes,
Or will he [b]plow the valleys after you?
11 Will you trust him because his strength is great,
And leave your labor to him?
12 Will you have faith in him that he will return your [c]grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:10 Lit his rope
  2. Job 39:10 I.e., pull a harrow, a farming device
  3. Job 39:12 Lit seed

“Will the wild ox(A) consent to serve you?(B)
    Will it stay by your manger(C) at night?
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(D)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(E)
    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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