¹以动物的生态质问约伯

¹Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!

²它们怀胎的月数你能计算吗？它们生产的日期你能晓得吗？

²Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!

³它们屈身，把子产下，就除掉生产的疼痛。

³They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.

⁴幼雏渐渐健壮，在荒野长大，它们一离群出去，就不再返回。

⁴Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.

⁵谁放野驴自由出去呢？谁解开快驴的绳索呢？

⁵Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?

⁶我使原野作它的家，使咸地作它的居所。

⁶Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,

⁷它嗤笑城里的喧哗，不听赶野驴的呼喝声；

⁷He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.

⁸它探索群山作它的草场，寻觅各样青绿的东西。

⁸The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.

⁹野牛怎肯作你的仆人，或在你的槽旁过夜呢？

⁹Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?

¹⁰你怎能用套绳把野牛系在犁沟呢？它怎肯跟着你耙山谷之地呢？

¹⁰Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?

¹¹你怎能因它的力大就倚赖它？怎能把你所作的交给它作呢？

¹¹Dost thou trust in him because great [is] his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?

¹²怎能信任它能把你的粮食运回来；又收聚你禾场上的谷粒呢？

¹²Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And [to] thy threshing-floor doth gather [it]?

¹³鸵鸟的翅膀欣然鼓动，但它的翎毛和羽毛哪有慈爱呢？

¹³The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.

¹⁴它把蛋都留在地上，使它们在土里得温暖，

¹⁴For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,

¹⁵它却忘记了人的脚可以把蛋踩碎，野地的走兽会把蛋践踏。

¹⁵And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.

¹⁶它苛待幼雏，看它们好像不是自己生的，就算它的劳苦白费了，也漠不关心，

¹⁶Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.

¹⁷因为　神使它忘记了智慧，也没有把聪明分给它。

¹⁷For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:

¹⁸它挺身鼓翼奔跑的时候，就讥笑马和骑马的人。

¹⁸At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.

¹⁹马的大力是你所赐的吗？它颈上的鬃毛是你披上的吗？

¹⁹Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck [with] a mane?

²⁰是你使它跳跃像蝗虫吗？它喷气之威使人惊惶。

²⁰Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting [is] terrible.

²¹它在谷中扒地，以己力为乐，它出去迎战手持武器的人。

²¹They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.

²²它讥笑可怕的事，并不惊慌，也不在刀剑的面前退缩。

²²He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.

²³箭袋、闪烁的矛与枪，都在它的身上铮铮有声。

²³Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.

²⁴它震抖激动，驰骋大地，一听见角声，就不能站定。

²⁴With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.

²⁵角声一响，它就说‘呵哈’，它从远处闻到战争的气味，又听见军长的雷声和战争的吶喊。

²⁵Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.

²⁶鹰鸟飞翔，展翅南飞，是因着你的聪明吗？

²⁶By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?

²⁷大鹰上腾，在高处筑巢，是听你的吩咐吗？

²⁷At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?

²⁸它住在山岩之上，栖息在岩崖与坚固所在之上，

²⁸A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.

²⁹从那里窥看猎物，它们的眼睛可以从远处观望。

²⁹From thence he hath sought food, To a far off place his eyes look attentively,

³⁰它的幼雏也都吮血；被杀的人在哪里，鹰也在哪里。”

³⁰And his brood gulph up blood, And where the pierced [are] — there [is] he!