39Can you hunt the prey for a lioness
or satisfy the hunger of young lions
40when they crouch in their dens
and lie in wait in the thicket?
41Who provides food for the raven
when its young cry out to God
as they wander about for lack of food?
1“Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
2Can you count the months they are pregnant?
Do you know the time they give birth?
3They crouch down and bring forth their young;
they deliver their newborn.
4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field;
they leave and do not return.
5Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
6I made the wilderness his home
and the salt flats his dwelling.
7He scorns the tumult of the city
and never hears the shouts of a driver.
8He roams the mountains for pasture,
searching for any green thing.
9Will the wild ox consent to serve you?
Will he stay by your manger at night?
10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness?
Will he plow the valleys behind you?
11Can you rely on his great strength?
Will you leave your hard work to him?
12Can you trust him to bring in your grain
and gather it to your threshing floor?
— Job 38:39-39:12

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