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

¹“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?

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

²Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?

³kui nad kõveraks tõmbudes vasikaid heites oma ihuviljast vabanevad?

³They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they end their labor 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 don’t return again.

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

⁵“Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,

⁶kellele ma olen seadnud koduks lagendiku ja elukohaks soolakõrbe?

⁶Whose home I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place?

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

⁷He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

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

⁸The range of the mountains is his pasture, He searches after every green thing.

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

⁹“Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?

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

¹⁰Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?

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

¹¹Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?

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

¹²Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the grain of your threshing floor?

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

¹³“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the feathers and plumage of love?

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

¹⁴For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,

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

¹⁵and forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild animal 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 deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,

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

¹⁷because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

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

¹⁸When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.

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

¹⁹“Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?

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

²⁰Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.

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

²¹He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.

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

²²He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.

²³Ta kohal kõliseb nooletupp, piigitera ja viskoda.

²³The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.

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

²⁴He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.

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

²⁵As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

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

²⁶“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

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

²⁷Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?

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

²⁸On the cliff he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

²⁹Sealt ta luurab saaki ja ta silmad näevad kaugele.

²⁹From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.

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

³⁰His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”