Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

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“Will the wild ox be content to serve you?
    Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
10 Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness?
    Or will he till the valleys after you?
11 Will you trust him, because his strength is great?
    Or will you leave to him your labor?
12 Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed,
    and gather the grain of your threshing floor?

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The Wild Ox

“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]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:12 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.