Job 39:5-12

International Children’s Bible

⁵ “Who let the wild donkey go free?
    Who untied his ropes?
⁶ I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as his home.
    I gave him the desert lands as a place to live.
⁷ The wild donkey laughs at the confusion in the city.
    He does not hear the drivers shout.
⁸ He roams the hills looking for pasture.
    And he looks for anything green to eat.

⁹ “Will the wild ox agree to serve you?
    Will he stay by your feeding box at night?
¹⁰ Can you hold him to the plowed row with a harness?
    Will he plow the valleys for you?
¹¹ Will you depend on the wild ox for his great strength?
    Will you leave your heavy work for him to do?
¹² Can you trust the ox to bring in your grain?
    Will he gather it to your threshing floor?