| 1 ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܕܢ ܕܝܨ̈ܬܐ ܒܫ̈ܩܝܦܐ ܘܒ̈ܛܢܢ ܐ̈ܝܠܬܐ | 1 "Do you know when the mountain goats bring forth? Do you observe the calving of the hinds? |
| 2 ܢ̇ܛܪ ܐܢܬ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢ ܡܘܠܕܗܝܢ | 2 Can you number the months that they fulfil, and do you know the time when they bring forth, |
| 3 ܘܐܡܬܝ ܒܪ̈ܟܢ ܘܝ̈ܠܕܢ | 3 when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young? |
| 4 ܘܡܬܪ̈ܒܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܘܡܬܚܣܠܝܢ | 4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open; they go forth, and do not return to them. |
| 5 ܡܢܘ ܫܒܩ ܥܪܕܐ ܒܪ ܚܐܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܦ̇ܠܛ ܡܢܗ ܢܝܪܐ | 5 "Who has let the wild ass go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift ass, |
| 6 ܕܥܒܕ ܦܩܥܬܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܠܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܗ | 6 to whom I have given the steppe for his home, and the salt land for his dwelling place? |
| 7 ܓܚ̇ܟ ܥܠ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ | 7 He scorns the tumult of the city; he hears not the shouts of the driver. |
| 8 ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܥܝܬܗ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܝܘܪܩ ܕܐ̇ܫ | 8 He ranges the mountains as his pasture, and he searches after every green thing. |
| 9 ܕܠܡܐ ܡܬܛܦܝܣ ܪܝܡܐ ܕܢܦܠܚܟ ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܝܟ ܒܐܬ | 9 "Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your crib? |
| 10 ܕܠܡܐ ܐ̇ܣܪ ܐܢܬ ܢܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܩܕܠܗ ܕܪܝܡܐ ܘܕܒ̇ܪ ܦܕܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܥܣܩܐ | 10 Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you? |
| 11 ܡܬܬܟܠ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܣܓܝ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܐܘܬܟ | 11 Will you depend on him because his strength is great, and will you leave to him your labor? |
| 12 ܡܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܕܡܕܟܐ ܐܕܪܟ ܘܙܪܥܟ ܚ̇ܡܠ | 12 Do you have faith in him that he will return, and bring your grain to your threshing floor? |
| 13 ܟܢ̈ܦܝ ܫܒܚܝܢ ܡܬܪܘܪܒܐ ܘܛܝܣܐ ܘܐܬܝܐ ܘܡܩܢܐ | 13 "The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the pinions and plumage of love? |
| 14 ܘܫܒܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܬܗ̇ ܘܥܠ ܥܦܪܐ ܡܚܡܡܐ ܠܗܝܢ | 14 For she leaves her eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground, |
| 15 ܘܐܬܢܫܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܕܛܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܘܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܫܐ ܠܗ̇ | 15 forgetting that a foot may crush them, and that the wild beast may trample them. |
| 16 ܐܣܓܝܬ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܘܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ | 16 She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear; |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܣܓܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܦܠܓ ܠܗ̇ ܒܘܝܢܐ | 17 because God has made her forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding. |
| 18 ܒܡܪܘܡܐ ܬܬܪܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܕܩܠܐ ܬܓܚܟ ܥܠ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܟܒܗ | 18 When she rouses herself to flee, she laughs at the horse and his rider. |
| 19 ܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܡܠܒܫ ܐܢܬ ܨܘܪܗ ܙܝܢܐ | 19 "Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with strength? |
| 20 ܡܙܝܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܐܘ ܡܕܚܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ | 20 Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. |
| 21 ܚ̇ܦܪ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܘܕܐ̇ܨ ܒܢܚܠܐ ܘܢܦ̇ܩ ܠܐܘܪܥܐ ܒܙܝܢܐ | 21 He paws in the valley, and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons. |
| 22 ܓ̇ܚܟ ܥܠ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܦܟ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܚܪܒܐ | 22 He laughs at fear, and is not dismayed; he does not turn back from the sword. |
| 23 ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܫܬܒܚܐ ܩܛܪܩܐ ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܡܚܐ ܘܕܢܝܙܟܐ | 23 Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear and the javelin. |
| 24 ܒܙܘܥܬܐ ܘܒܪܘܓܙܐ ܪܗ̇ܛ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܩܪܢܐ | 24 With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. |
| 25 ܒܩܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܚܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܡܪܝܚ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܡܙܝܥ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܒܨܗܠܗ | 25 When the trumpet sounds, he says 'Aha!' He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
| 26 ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܗܘܐ ܢܨܐ ܘܦܪܣ ܓܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ | 26 "Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads his wings toward the south? |
| 27 ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܟ ܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܢܫܪܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܩܢܗ ܠܫܩܝܦܐ | 27 Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high? |
| 28 ܘܫ̇ܟܢ ܘܒ̇ܐܬ ܥܠ ܫܢܐ ܕܫܩܝܦܐ | 28 On the rock he dwells and makes his home in the fastness of the rocky crag. |
| 29 ܘܡܢ ܨܝܕܗ ܡܣܬܝܒܪ ܘܠܪܘܚܩܐ ܚܝܪ̈ܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ | 29 Thence he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it afar off. |
| 30 ܘܦܪ̈ܘܓܘܗܝ ܕܡܐ ܠܥܝܢ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܬܩܛܠ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܬܡܢ ܗܘ | 30 His young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he." |
