¹Numquid nosti tempus partus ibicum in petris,Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks,vel parturientes cervas observasti?or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?

¹Numquid nosti tempus partus ibicum in petris,Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks,vel parturientes cervas observasti?or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?

²Dinumerasti menses conceptus earum,Have you numbered the months since their conception,et scisti tempus partus earum?and do you know at what time they gave birth?

²Dinumerasti menses conceptus earum,Have you numbered the months since their conception,et scisti tempus partus earum?and do you know at what time they gave birth?

³Incurvantur ad fœtum,They bend themselves for their offspring,et pariunt,and they give birth,et rugitus emittunt.and they emit roars.

³Incurvantur ad fœtum,They bend themselves for their offspring,et pariunt,and they give birth,et rugitus emittunt.and they emit roars.

⁴Separantur filii earum,Their young are weanedet pergunt ad pastum:and go out to feed;egrediuntur,they departet non revertuntur ad eas.and do not return to them.

⁴Separantur filii earum,Their young are weanedet pergunt ad pastum:and go out to feed;egrediuntur,they departet non revertuntur ad eas.and do not return to them.

⁵Quis dimisit onagrum liberum,Who has set the wild ass free,et vincula ejus quis solvit?and who has released his bonds?

⁵Quis dimisit onagrum liberum,Who has set the wild ass free,et vincula ejus quis solvit?and who has released his bonds?

⁶cui dedi in solitudine domum,I have given a house in solitude to him,et tabernacula ejus in terra salsuginis.and his tabernacle is in the salted land.

⁶cui dedi in solitudine domum,I have given a house in solitude to him,et tabernacula ejus in terra salsuginis.and his tabernacle is in the salted land.

⁷Contemnit multitudinem civitatis:He despises the crowded city;clamorem exactoris non audit.he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector.

⁷Contemnit multitudinem civitatis:He despises the crowded city;clamorem exactoris non audit.he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector.

⁸Circumspicit montes pascuæ suæ,He looks around the mountains of his pasture,et virentia quæque perquirit.and he searches everywhere for green plants.

⁸Circumspicit montes pascuæ suæ,He looks around the mountains of his pasture,et virentia quæque perquirit.and he searches everywhere for green plants.

⁹Numquid volet rhinoceros servire tibi,Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you,aut morabitur ad præsepe tuum?and will he remain in your stall?

⁹Numquid volet rhinoceros servire tibi,Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you,aut morabitur ad præsepe tuum?and will he remain in your stall?

¹⁰Numquid alligabis rhinocerota ad arandum loro tuo,Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you,aut confringet glebas vallium post te?and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you?

¹⁰Numquid alligabis rhinocerota ad arandum loro tuo,Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you,aut confringet glebas vallium post te?and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you?

¹¹Numquid fiduciam habebis in magna fortitudine ejus,Will you put your faith in his great strength,et derelinques ei labores tuos?and delegate your labors to him?

¹¹Numquid fiduciam habebis in magna fortitudine ejus,Will you put your faith in his great strength,et derelinques ei labores tuos?and delegate your labors to him?

¹²Numquid credes illi quod sementem reddat tibi,Will you trust him to return to you the seed,et aream tuam congreget?and to gather it on your drying floor?

¹²Numquid credes illi quod sementem reddat tibi,Will you trust him to return to you the seed,et aream tuam congreget?and to gather it on your drying floor?

¹³Penna struthionis similis est pennis herodiiThe wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron,et accipitris.and of the hawk.

¹³Penna struthionis similis est pennis herodiiThe wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron,et accipitris.and of the hawk.

¹⁴Quando derelinquit ova sua in terra,When she leaves eggs behind in the earth,tu forsitan in pulvere calefacies ea?will you perhaps warm them in the dust?

¹⁴Quando derelinquit ova sua in terra,When she leaves eggs behind in the earth,tu forsitan in pulvere calefacies ea?will you perhaps warm them in the dust?

¹⁵Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea,She forgets that feet may trample them,aut bestia agri conterat.or that the beasts of the field may shatter them.

¹⁵Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea,She forgets that feet may trample them,aut bestia agri conterat.or that the beasts of the field may shatter them.

¹⁶Duratur ad filios suos,She is hardened against her young,quasi non sint sui:as if they were not hers;frustra laboravit,she has labored in vain,nullo timore cogente.with no fear compelling her.

¹⁶Duratur ad filios suos,She is hardened against her young,quasi non sint sui:as if they were not hers;frustra laboravit,she has labored in vain,nullo timore cogente.with no fear compelling her.

¹⁷Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia,For God has deprived her of wisdom;nec dedit illi intelligentiam.neither has he given her understanding.

¹⁷Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia,For God has deprived her of wisdom;nec dedit illi intelligentiam.neither has he given her understanding.

¹⁸Cum tempus fuerit,Yet,in altum alas erigit:when the time is right,deridet equumshe raises her wings on high;et ascensorem ejus.she ridicules the horse and his rider.

¹⁸Cum tempus fuerit,Yet,in altum alas erigit:when the time is right,deridet equumshe raises her wings on high;et ascensorem ejus.she ridicules the horse and his rider.

¹⁹Numquid præbebis equo fortitudinem,Will you supply strength to the horse,aut circumdabis collo ejus hinnitum?or envelope his throat with neighing?

¹⁹Numquid præbebis equo fortitudinem,Will you supply strength to the horse,aut circumdabis collo ejus hinnitum?or envelope his throat with neighing?

²⁰Numquid suscitabis eum quasi locustas?Will you alarm him as the locusts do?gloria narium ejus terror.His panic is revealed by the display of his nostrils.

²⁰Numquid suscitabis eum quasi locustas?Will you alarm him as the locusts do?gloria narium ejus terror.His panic is revealed by the display of his nostrils.

²¹Terram ungula fodit;He digs at the earth with his hoof;exultat audacter:he jumps around boldly;in occursum pergit armatis.he advances to meet armed men.

²¹Terram ungula fodit;He digs at the earth with his hoof;exultat audacter:he jumps around boldly;in occursum pergit armatis.he advances to meet armed men.

²²Contemnit pavorem,He despises fear;nec cedit gladio.he does not turn away from the sword.

²²Contemnit pavorem,He despises fear;nec cedit gladio.he does not turn away from the sword.

²³Super ipsum sonabit pharetra;Above him,vibrabit hastathe quiver rattles,et clypeus:the spear and the shield shake.

²³Super ipsum sonabit pharetra;Above him,vibrabit hastathe quiver rattles,et clypeus:the spear and the shield shake.

²⁴fervensSeething and raging,et fremens sorbet terram,he drinks up the earth;nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.

²⁴fervensSeething and raging,et fremens sorbet terram,he drinks up the earth;nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.

²⁵Ubi audierit buccinam,When he hears the bugle,dicit:he says,Vah!“Ha!”procul odoratur bellum:He smells the battle from a distance,exhortationem ducum,the exhortation of the officers,et ululatum exercitus.and the battle cry of the soldiers.

²⁵Ubi audierit buccinam,When he hears the bugle,dicit:he says,Vah!“Ha!”procul odoratur bellum:He smells the battle from a distance,exhortationem ducum,the exhortation of the officers,et ululatum exercitus.and the battle cry of the soldiers.

²⁶Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter,Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom,expandens alas suas ad austrum?spreading her wings towards the south?

²⁶Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter,Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom,expandens alas suas ad austrum?spreading her wings towards the south?

²⁷Numquid ad præceptum tuum elevabitur aquila,Will the eagle lift herself up at your commandet in arduis ponet nidum suum?and make her nest in steep places?

²⁷Numquid ad præceptum tuum elevabitur aquila,Will the eagle lift herself up at your commandet in arduis ponet nidum suum?and make her nest in steep places?

²⁸In petris manet,She dwells among the rocks,et in præruptis silicibus commoratur,and she lingers among broken bouldersatque inaccessis rupibus.and inaccessible cliffs.

²⁸In petris manet,She dwells among the rocks,et in præruptis silicibus commoratur,and she lingers among broken bouldersatque inaccessis rupibus.and inaccessible cliffs.

²⁹Inde contemplatur escam,From there, she looks for food,et de longe oculi ejus prospiciunt.and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.

²⁹Inde contemplatur escam,From there, she looks for food,et de longe oculi ejus prospiciunt.and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.

³⁰Pulli ejus lambent sanguinem:Her young will drink blood,et ubicumque cadaver fuerit,and wherever the carcass will be,statim adest.she is there immediately.

³⁰Pulli ejus lambent sanguinem:Her young will drink blood,et ubicumque cadaver fuerit,and wherever the carcass will be,statim adest.she is there immediately.

³¹Et adjecit Dominus,And the Lord continued,et locutus est ad Job:and he said to Job:

³¹Et adjecit Dominus,And the Lord continued,et locutus est ad Job:and he said to Job:

³²Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit?Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly,utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.he who argues with God must also respond to him.

³²Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit?Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly,utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.he who argues with God must also respond to him.

³³Respondens autem Job Domino,Then Job answered the Lord,dixit:saying:

³³Respondens autem Job Domino,Then Job answered the Lord,dixit:saying:

³⁴Qui leviter locutus sum,What could I possibly answer,respondere quid possum?since I have been speaking thoughtlessly?manum meam ponam super os meum.I will place my hand over my mouth.

³⁴Qui leviter locutus sum,What could I possibly answer,respondere quid possum?since I have been speaking thoughtlessly?manum meam ponam super os meum.I will place my hand over my mouth.

³⁵Unum locutus sum,One thing I have spoken,quod utinam non dixissem:which I wish I had not said;et alterum,and another,quibus ultra non addam.to which I will add no more.

³⁵Unum locutus sum,One thing I have spoken,quod utinam non dixissem:which I wish I had not said;et alterum,and another,quibus ultra non addam.to which I will add no more.