39 “Do you know when the mountain goats^(A) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?^(B)
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?^(C)
3 They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.
⁴ Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
    they leave and do not return.

⁵ “Who let the wild donkey^(D) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
⁶ I gave it the wasteland^(E) as its home,
    the salt flats^(F) as its habitat.^(G)
7 It laughs^(H) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.^(I)
8 It ranges the hills^(J) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

⁹ “Will the wild ox^(K) consent to serve you?^(L)
    Will it stay by your manger^(M) at night?
¹⁰ Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?^(N)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
¹¹ Will you rely on it for its great strength?^(O)
    Will you leave your heavy work to it?
¹² Can you trust it to haul in your grain
    and bring it to your threshing floor?

¹³ “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
    though they cannot compare
    with the wings and feathers of the stork.^(P)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
    and lets them warm in the sand,
¹⁵ unmindful that a foot may crush them,
    that some wild animal may trample them.^(Q)
16 She treats her young harshly,^(R) as if they were not hers;
    she cares not that her labor was in vain,
¹⁷ for God did not endow her with wisdom
    or give her a share of good sense.^(S)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
    she laughs^(T) at horse and rider.

¹⁹ “Do you give the horse its strength^(U)
    or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
²⁰ Do you make it leap like a locust,^(V)
    striking terror^(W) with its proud snorting?^(X)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,^(Y)
    and charges into the fray.^(Z)
22 It laughs^(AA) at fear, afraid of nothing;
    it does not shy away from the sword.
²³ The quiver^(AB) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear^(AC) and lance.
²⁴ In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.^(AD)
25 At the blast of the trumpet^(AE) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.^(AF)

²⁶ “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
    and spread its wings toward the south?^(AG)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
    and build its nest on high?^(AH)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
    a rocky crag^(AI) is its stronghold.
²⁹ From there it looks for food;^(AJ)
    its eyes detect it from afar.
³⁰ Its young ones feast on blood,
    and where the slain are, there it is.”^(AK)

² “Will the one who contends with the Almighty^(AM) correct him?^(AN)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”^(AO)

⁴ “I am unworthy^(AP)—how can I reply to you?
    I put my hand over my mouth.^(AQ)
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer^(AR)—
    twice, but I will say no more.”^(AS)

⁷ “Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.^(AU)

⁸ “Would you discredit my justice?^(AV)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?^(AW)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,^(AX)
    and can your voice^(AY) thunder like his?^(AZ)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
    and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.^(BA)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,^(BB)
    look at all who are proud and bring them low,^(BC)
12 look at all who are proud^(BD) and humble them,^(BE)
    crush^(BF) the wicked where they stand.
¹³ Bury them all in the dust together;^(BG)
    shroud their faces in the grave.^(BH)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
    that your own right hand can save you.^(BI)

¹⁵ “Look at Behemoth,
    which I made^(BJ) along with you
    and which feeds on grass like an ox.^(BK)
16 What strength^(BL) it has in its loins,
    what power in the muscles of its belly!^(BM)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^(BN)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs^(BO) like rods of iron.^(BP)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,^(BQ)
    yet its Maker^(BR) can approach it with his sword.^(BS)
20 The hills bring it their produce,^(BT)
    and all the wild animals play^(BU) nearby.^(BV)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds^(BW) in the marsh.^(BX)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream^(BY) surround it.
²³ A raging river^(BZ) does not alarm it;
    it is secure, though the Jordan^(CA) should surge against its mouth.
²⁴ Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
    or trap it and pierce its nose?^(CB)

41 ^[a]“Can you pull in Leviathan^(CC) with a fishhook^(CD)
    or tie down its tongue with a rope?
² Can you put a cord through its nose^(CE)
    or pierce its jaw with a hook?^(CF)
3 Will it keep begging you for mercy?^(CG)
    Will it speak to you with gentle words?
⁴ Will it make an agreement with you
    for you to take it as your slave for life?^(CH)
5 Can you make a pet of it like a bird
    or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
⁶ Will traders barter for it?
    Will they divide it up among the merchants?
⁷ Can you fill its hide with harpoons
    or its head with fishing spears?^(CI)
8 If you lay a hand on it,
    you will remember the struggle and never do it again!^(CJ)
9 Any hope of subduing it is false;
    the mere sight of it is overpowering.^(CK)
10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.^(CL)
    Who then is able to stand against me?^(CM)
11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?^(CN)
    Everything under heaven belongs to me.^(CO)

¹² “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,^(CP)
    its strength^(CQ) and its graceful form.
¹³ Who can strip off its outer coat?
    Who can penetrate its double coat of armor^[b]?^(CR)
14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth,^(CS)
    ringed about with fearsome teeth?
¹⁵ Its back has^[c] rows of shields
    tightly sealed together;^(CT)
16 each is so close to the next
    that no air can pass between.
¹⁷ They are joined fast to one another;
    they cling together and cannot be parted.
¹⁸ Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
    its eyes are like the rays of dawn.^(CU)
19 Flames^(CV) stream from its mouth;
    sparks of fire shoot out.
²⁰ Smoke pours from its nostrils^(CW)
    as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
²¹ Its breath^(CX) sets coals ablaze,
    and flames dart from its mouth.^(CY)
22 Strength^(CZ) resides in its neck;
    dismay goes before it.
²³ The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
    they are firm and immovable.
²⁴ Its chest is hard as rock,
    hard as a lower millstone.^(DA)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;^(DB)
    they retreat before its thrashing.^(DC)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
    nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.^(DD)
27 Iron it treats like straw^(DE)
    and bronze like rotten wood.
²⁸ Arrows do not make it flee;^(DF)
    slingstones are like chaff to it.
²⁹ A club seems to it but a piece of straw;^(DG)
    it laughs^(DH) at the rattling of the lance.
³⁰ Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
    leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.^(DI)
31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron^(DJ)
    and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.^(DK)
32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
    one would think the deep had white hair.
³³ Nothing on earth is its equal^(DL)—
    a creature without fear.
³⁴ It looks down on all that are haughty;^(DM)
    it is king over all that are proud.^(DN)”