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“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth?
Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
God Speaks of Nature and Its Beings
“Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?
“Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?
Do you count the months till they bear?
Do you know the time they give birth?
Do you know the time they give birth?
“Can you count the months they fulfill,
Or do you know the time they give birth?
Or do you know the time they give birth?
They crouch down and bring forth their young;
their labor pains are ended.
their labor pains are ended.
“They kneel down, they bring forth their young,
They get rid of their labor pains.
They get rid of their labor pains.
Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
they leave and do not return.
they leave and do not return.
“Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field;
They leave and do not return to them.
They leave and do not return to them.
“Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who untied its ropes?
Who untied its ropes?
“Who sent out the wild donkey free?
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
I gave it the wasteland as its home,
the salt flats as its habitat.
the salt flats as its habitat.
To whom I gave the wilderness for a home
And the salt land for his dwelling place?
And the salt land for his dwelling place?
It laughs at the commotion in the town;
it does not hear a driver’s shout.
it does not hear a driver’s shout.
“He scorns the tumult of the city,
The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
It ranges the hills for its pasture
and searches for any green thing.
and searches for any green thing.
“He explores the mountains for his pasture
And searches after every green thing.
And searches after every green thing.
“Will the wild ox consent to serve you?
Will it stay by your manger at night?
Will it stay by your manger at night?
“Will the wild ox consent to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your manger?
Or will he spend the night at your manger?
Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?
Will it till the valleys behind you?
Will it till the valleys behind you?
“Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,
Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Will you rely on it for its great strength?
Will you leave your heavy work to it?
Will you leave your heavy work to it?
“Will you trust him because his strength is great
And leave your labor to him?
And leave your labor to him?
Can you trust it to haul in your grain
and bring it to your threshing floor?
and bring it to your threshing floor?
“Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?
And gather it from your threshing floor?
“The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
though they cannot compare
with the wings and feathers of the stork.
though they cannot compare
with the wings and feathers of the stork.
“The ostriches’ wings flap joyously
With the pinion and plumage of love,
With the pinion and plumage of love,
She lays her eggs on the ground
and lets them warm in the sand,
and lets them warm in the sand,
For she abandons her eggs to the earth
And warms them in the dust,
And warms them in the dust,
unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that some wild animal may trample them.
that some wild animal may trample them.
And she forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may trample them.
Or that a wild beast may trample them.
She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers;
she cares not that her labor was in vain,
she cares not that her labor was in vain,
“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
for God did not endow her with wisdom
or give her a share of good sense.
or give her a share of good sense.
Because God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
And has not given her a share of understanding.
Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs at horse and rider.
she laughs at horse and rider.
“When she lifts herself on high,
She laughs at the horse and his rider.
She laughs at the horse and his rider.
“Do you give the horse its strength
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
“Do you give the horse his might?
Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
Do you make it leap like a locust,
striking terror with its proud snorting?
striking terror with its proud snorting?
“Do you make him leap like the locust?
His majestic snorting is terrible.
His majestic snorting is terrible.
It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,
and charges into the fray.
and charges into the fray.
“He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
He goes out to meet the weapons.
He goes out to meet the weapons.
It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing;
it does not shy away from the sword.
it does not shy away from the sword.
“He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
And he does not turn back from the sword.
And he does not turn back from the sword.
The quiver rattles against its side,
along with the flashing spear and lance.
along with the flashing spear and lance.
“The quiver rattles against him,
The flashing spear and javelin.
The flashing spear and javelin.
In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
“With shaking and rage he races over the ground,
And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
At the blast of the trumpet it snorts, ‘Aha!’
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’
And he scents the battle from afar,
And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
And he scents the battle from afar,
And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread its wings toward the south?
and spread its wings toward the south?
“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south?
Stretching his wings toward the south?
Does the eagle soar at your command
and build its nest on high?
and build its nest on high?
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high?
And makes his nest on high?
It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag is its stronghold.
a rocky crag is its stronghold.
“On the cliff he dwells and lodges,
Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
From there it looks for food;
its eyes detect it from afar.
its eyes detect it from afar.
“From there he spies out food;
His eyes see it from afar.
His eyes see it from afar.