¹⁰ His pleasure is not in the strength^(A) of the horse,^(B)
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

The race is not to the swift
    or the battle to the strong,^(A)
nor does food come to the wise^(B)
    or wealth to the brilliant
    or favor to the learned;
but time and chance^(C) happen to them all.^(D)

⁷ Some trust in chariots^(A) and some in horses,^(B)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.^(C)

¹⁶ No king is saved by the size of his army;^(A)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
¹⁷ A horse^(B) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
¹⁸ But the eyes^(C) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(D)

³¹ The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.^(A)

¹⁹ “Do you give the horse its strength^(A)
    or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
²⁰ Do you make it leap like a locust,^(B)
    striking terror^(C) with its proud snorting?^(D)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,^(E)
    and charges into the fray.^(F)
22 It laughs^(G) at fear, afraid of nothing;
    it does not shy away from the sword.
²³ The quiver^(H) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear^(I) and lance.
²⁴ In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.^(J)
25 At the blast of the trumpet^(K) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.^(L)