⁹ ‘Is the wild ox willing to serve you?
    Will it spend the night at your crib?
¹⁰ Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes,
    or will it harrow the valleys after you?
¹¹ Will you depend on it because its strength is great,
    and will you hand over your labour to it?
¹² Do you have faith in it that it will return,
    and bring your grain to your threshing-floor?^[a]