| 1 ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܕܢ ܕܝܨ̈ܬܐ ܒܫ̈ܩܝܦܐ ܘܒ̈ܛܢܢ ܐ̈ܝܠܬܐ | 1 Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you ever watched deer in labour? |
| 2 ܢ̇ܛܪ ܐܢܬ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢ ܡܘܠܕܗܝܢ | 2 Have you ever counted the months that they carry their young? Do you know when they give birth? |
| 3 ܘܐܡܬܝ ܒܪ̈ܟܢ ܘܝ̈ܠܕܢ | 3 They crouch to drop their young, they get rid of their burdens |
| 4 ܘܡܬܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܘܡܬܚܣܠܝܢ | 4 and the calves, having grown big and strong, go off into the desert and never come back to them. |
| 5 ܡܢܘ ܫܒܩ ܥܪܕܐ ܒܪ ܚܐܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܦ̇ܠܛ ܡܢܗ ܢܝܪܐ | 5 Who has given the wild donkey his freedom, who has undone the harness of the brayer? |
| 6 ܕܥܒܕ ܦܩܥܬܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܠܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܗ | 6 I have given him the wastelands as his home, the salt plain as his habitat. |
| 7 ܓܚ̇ܟ ܥܠ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ | 7 He scorns the turmoil of the town, obeys no donkey-man's shouts. |
| 8 ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܥܝܬܗ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܝܘܪܩ ܕܐ̇ܫ | 8 The mountains are the pastures that he ranges in quest of anything green. |
| 9 ܕܠܡܐ ܡܬܛܦܝܣ ܪܝܡܐ ܕܢܦܠܚܟ ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܝܟ ܒܐܬ | 9 Is the wild ox willing to serve you or spend a night beside your manger? |
| 10 ܕܠܡܐ ܐ̇ܣܪ ܐܢܬ ܢܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܩܕܠܗ ܕܪܝܡܐ ܘܕܒ̇ܪ ܦܕܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܥܣܩܐ | 10 If you tie a rope round his neck wil he harrow the furrows for you? |
| 11 ܡܬܬܟܠ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܣܓܝ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܐܘܬܟ | 11 Can you rely on his massive strength and leave him to do your heavy work? |
| 12 ܡܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܕܡܕܟܐ ܐܕܪܟ ܘܙܪܥܟ ܚ̇ܡܠ | 12 Can you depend on him to come home and pile your grain on your threshing-floor? |
| 13 ܟܢ̈ܦܝ ܫܒܚܝܢ ܡܬܪܘܪܒܐ ܘܛܝܣܐ ܘܐܬܝܐ ܘܡܩܢܐ | 13 Can the wing of the ostrich be compared with the plumage of stork or falcon? |
| 14 ܘܫܒܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܬܗ̇ ܘܥܠ ܥܦܪܐ ܡܚܡܡܐ ܠܗܝܢ | 14 She leaves her eggs on the ground with only earth to warm them; |
| 15 ܘܐܬܢܫܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܕܛܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܘܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܫܐ ܠܗ̇ | 15 forgetting that a foot may tread on them or a wild animal crush them. |
| 16 ܐܣܓܝܬ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܘܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ | 16 Cruel to her chicks as if they were not hers, little she cares if her labour goes for nothing. |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܣܓܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܦܠܓ ܠܗ̇ ܒܘܝܢܐ | 17 God, you see, has deprived her of wisdom and given her no share of intel igence. |
| 18 ܒܡܪܘܡܐ ܬܬܪܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܕܩܠܐ ܬܓܚܟ ܥܠ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܟܒܗ | 18 Yet, if she bestirs herself to use her height, she can make fools of horse and rider too. |
| 19 ܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܡܠܒܫ ܐܢܬ ܨܘܪܗ ܙܝܢܐ | 19 Are you the one who makes the horse so brave and covers his neck with flowing mane? |
| 20 ܡܙܝܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܐܘ ܡܕܚܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ | 20 Do you make him leap like a grasshopper? His haughty neighing inspires terror. |
| 21 ܚ̇ܦܪ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܘܕܐ̇ܨ ܒܢܚܠܐ ܘܢܦ̇ܩ ܠܐܘܪܥܐ ܒܙܝܢܐ | 21 Exultantly he paws the soil of the val ey, and charges the battle-line in all his strength. |
| 22 ܓ̇ܚܟ ܥܠ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܦܟ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܚܪܒܐ | 22 He laughs at fear; he is afraid of nothing, he recoils before no sword. |
| 23 ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܫܬܒܚܐ ܩܛܪܩܐ ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܡܚܐ ܘܕܢܝܙܟܐ | 23 On his back the quiver rattles, the flashing spear and javelin. |
| 24 ܒܙܘܥܬܐ ܘܒܪܘܓܙܐ ܪܗ̇ܛ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܩܪܢܐ | 24 Trembling with impatience, he eats up the miles; when the trumpet sounds, there is no holding him. |
| 25 ܒܩܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܚܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܡܪܝܚ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܡܙܝܥ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܒܨܗܠܗ | 25 At each trumpet blast he neighs exultantly. He scents the battle from afar, the thundering of thecommanders and the war cry. |
| 26 ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܗܘܐ ܢܨܐ ܘܦܪܣ ܓܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ | 26 Is it your wisdom that sets the hawk flying when he spreads his wings to travel south? |
| 27 ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܟ ܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܢܫܪܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܩܢܗ ܠܫܩܝܦܐ | 27 Does the eagle soar at your command to make her eyrie in the heights? |
| 28 ܘܫ̇ܟܢ ܘܒ̇ܐܬ ܥܠ ܫܢܐ ܕܫܩܝܦܐ | 28 She spends her nights among the crags with a needle of rock as her fortress, |
| 29 ܘܡܢ ܨܝܕܗ ܡܣܬܝܒܪ ܘܠܪܘܚܩܐ ܚܝܪ̈ܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ | 29 from which she watches for prey, fixing it with her far-ranging eye. |
| 30 ܘܦܪ̈ܘܓܘܗܝ ܕܡܐ ܠܥܝܢ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܬܩܛܠ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܬܡܢ ܗܘ | 30 Even her young drink blood; where anyone has been killed, she is there. |
