Job 39

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?	1 Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks, or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?
2 Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?	2 Have you numbered the months since their conception, and do you know at what time they gave birth?
3 They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.	3 They bend themselves for their offspring, and they give birth, and they emit roars.
4 Their young are weaned and go to feed : they go forth, and return not to them.	4 Their young are weaned and go out to feed; they depart and do not return to them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?	5 Who has set the wild ass free, and who has released his bonds?
6 To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.	6 I have given a house in solitude to him, and his tabernacle is in the salted land.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.	7 He despises the crowded city; he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector.
8 He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.	8 He looks around the mountains of his pasture, and he searches everywhere for green plants.
9 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?	9 Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall?
10 Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?	10 Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you, and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you?
11 Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?	11 Will you put your faith in his great strength, and delegate your labors to him?
12 Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?	12 Will you trust him to return to you the seed, and to gather it on your drying floor?
13 The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.	13 The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
14 When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.	14 When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust?
15 She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.	15 She forgets that feet may trample them, or that the beasts of the field may shatter them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.	16 She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her.
17 For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.	17 For God has deprived her of wisdom; neither has he given her understanding.
18 When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high : she scorneth the horse and his rider.	18 Yet, when the time is right, she raises her wings on high; she ridicules the horse and his rider.
19 Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?	19 Will you supply strength to the horse, or envelope his throat with neighing?
20 Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.	20 Will you alarm him as the locusts do? His panic is revealed by the display of his nostrils.
21 He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.	21 He digs at the earth with his hoof; he jumps around boldly; he advances to meet armed men.
22 He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,	22 He despises fear; he does not turn away from the sword.
23 Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.	23 Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake.
24 Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.	24 Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.
25 When he heareth the trumpet he saith : Ha, ha : he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.	25 When he hears the bugle, he says, “Ha!” He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers.
26 Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?	26 Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?
27 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?	27 Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?
28 She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.	28 She dwells among the rocks, and she lingers among broken boulders and inaccessible cliffs.
29 From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.	29 From there, she looks for food, and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.
30 Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.	30 Her young will drink blood, and wherever the carcass will be, she is there immediately.
31 And the Lord went on, and said to Job :	31 And the Lord continued, and he said to Job:
32 Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.	32 Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly, he who argues with God must also respond to him.
33 Then Job answered the Lord, and said :	33 Then Job answered the Lord, saying:
34 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said : and another, to which I will add no more.	34 What could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouth.
	35 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no more.