13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

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13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly;
    but are they the feathers and plumage of love?
14 For she leaves her eggs on the earth,
    warms them in the dust,
15 and forgets that the foot may crush them,
    or that the wild animal may trample them.
16 She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers.
    Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
17 because God has deprived her of wisdom,
    neither has he imparted to her understanding.
18 When she lifts up herself on high,
    she scorns the horse and his rider.

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The Ostrich

13 “Does the ostrich flap its wings in joy,
    or do its wings lack feathers?[a]
14 It lays its eggs on the ground
    and warms them in the dust.
15 It forgets that a foot may crush them
    or a wild animal may trample them.
16 It acts harshly toward its young as if they weren’t its own.
    It is not afraid that its work is for nothing
17 because Eloah has deprived it of wisdom
    and did not give it any understanding.
18 It laughs at the horse and its rider when it gets up to flee.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:13 Or “Do its wings compare well with the wings and feathers of the stork?”