Job 38:39-39:12

New International Version

³⁹ “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
    and satisfy the hunger of the lions^(A)
40 when they crouch in their dens^(B)
    or lie in wait in a thicket?^(C)
41 Who provides food^(D) for the raven^(E)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?^(F)

39 “Do you know when the mountain goats^(G) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?^(H)
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?^(I)
3 They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.
⁴ Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
    they leave and do not return.

⁵ “Who let the wild donkey^(J) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
⁶ I gave it the wasteland^(K) as its home,
    the salt flats^(L) as its habitat.^(M)
7 It laughs^(N) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.^(O)
8 It ranges the hills^(P) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

⁹ “Will the wild ox^(Q) consent to serve you?^(R)
    Will it stay by your manger^(S) at night?
¹⁰ Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?^(T)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
¹¹ Will you rely on it for its great strength?^(U)
    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?