Job 39:5-12

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁵ “Who lets the wild donkey go free?
Who unties the ropes of the wild donkey?
⁶ I gave it the desert to live in
and the salt flats as its dwelling place.
⁷ It laughs at the noise of the city
and doesn’t ⌞even⌟ listen to the shouting of its master.
⁸ It explores the mountains for its pasture
and looks for anything green.

⁹ “Will the wild ox agree to serve you,
or will it stay at night beside your feeding trough?
¹⁰ Can you guide a wild ox in a furrow,
or will it plow the valleys behind you?
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]