¹Kas sa tead kaljukitsede poegimisaega, kas valvad hirvede sünnitust?

¹Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds?

²Kas sa loed nende tiinuskuid ja tead aega, millal nad poegivad,

²Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

³kui nad kõveraks tõmbudes vasikaid heites oma ihuviljast vabanevad?

³They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;

⁴Nende vasikad kosuvad, kasvavad avaral aasal, lähevad ära ega tule tagasi nende juurde.

⁴Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.

⁵Kes on sebra lahti lasknud ja kes on valla päästnud metseesli köidikud,

⁵Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,

⁶kellele ma olen seadnud koduks lagendiku ja elukohaks soolakõrbe?

⁶Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?

⁷Ta naerab linna kära, sundija kisa ta ei kuule.

⁷He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;

⁸Ta uitab mägedel, oma karjamaal, ja otsib kõike, mis aga haljas on.

⁸The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

⁹Kas metshärg tahab sind teenida? Kas ta jääb ööseks su sõime juurde?

⁹Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?

¹⁰Kas sa saad metshärja siduda köiega vaole? Kas ta äestab su järel orumaad?

¹⁰Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

¹¹Kas sa võid loota tema peale, kuigi ta rammult on suur, ja jätta oma töö tema hooleks?

¹¹Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

¹²Kas sa usud, et ta toob tagasi ja kogub su seemne rehealusesse?

¹²Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?

¹³Jaanalinnu tiivad lehvivad rõõmsasti, aga ons need tiivad ja suled tegusad?

¹³The wing of the ostrich beats joyously -- But is it the stork's pinion and plumage?

¹⁴Sest ta jätab ju oma munad maa peale ja laseb neid liivas soojeneda,

¹⁴For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,

¹⁵unustades, et jalg võib need purustada ja metsloom tallata.

¹⁵And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may trample them.

¹⁶Ta on oma poegade vastu vali, nagu ei olekski need ta omad; see pole tema mure, et ta vaev võiks olla asjatu.

¹⁶She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.

¹⁷Sest Jumal on teda lasknud unustada tarkuse ega ole jaganud temale mõistust.

¹⁷For +God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.

¹⁸Aga kui ta siis üles kargab, ta naerab hobust ja ratsanikku.

¹⁸What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

¹⁹Kas sina annad hobusele jõu, ehid ta kaela lakaga?

¹⁹Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

²⁰Kas sina paned ta hüppama nagu rohutirtsu? Tema võimas nooskamine on kohutav.

²⁰Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.

²¹Ta kaabib orus ja tunneb rõõmu, ta läheb jõuliselt relvadele vastu.

²¹He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.

²²Ta naerab hirmu, ta ei kohku ega tagane mõõga eest.

²²He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.

²³Ta kohal kõliseb nooletupp, piigitera ja viskoda.

²³The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.

²⁴Ta kihutab tuhinal ja hoogsasti ega püsi paigal, kui sarv hüüab.

²⁴He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:

²⁵Siis kui puhutakse sarve, hirnub tema: iihahaa! Juba kaugelt haistab ta võitlust, pealikute kisa ja hõikeid.

²⁵At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

²⁶Kas sinu mõistuse abil lendab kull kõrgele, laotab oma tiibu lõuna poole?

²⁶Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?

²⁷Kas sinu käsul kerkib kotkas kõrgustesse ja teeb oma pesa kõrgele?

²⁷Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?

²⁸Ta elab ja ööbib kalju peal, kaljuserval ja ligipääsmatus paigas.

²⁸He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:

²⁹Sealt ta luurab saaki ja ta silmad näevad kaugele.

²⁹From thence he spieth out the prey, his eyes look into the distance;

³⁰Ta pojad rüübivad verd, ja kus on mahalööduid, seal on temagi.'

³⁰And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.