¹Či vieš čas rodenia kamzíkov? Pozoroval si azda svíjať sa jelenice, keď rodia?

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

²Či počítaš mesiace, ktoré vyplňujú? A či vieš čas ich pôrodu,

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

³kedy sa skláňajú, rodia svoje mláďatá, odvrhujú svoje bolesti?

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

⁴Ich mladé silnejú; rastú na poli; vyjdú a viacej sa nevrátia.

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

⁵Kto pustil divého osla na slobodu, a sväzky toho divocha kto rozviazal?

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

⁶Ktorému som dal pustinu za jeho dom a za jeho príbytky slanú zem?

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

⁷Smeje sa lomozu mesta; nečuje povyku pohoniča.

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

⁸To, čo najde na vrchoch, je jeho pašou, a vyhľadáva všetko, čo je zelené.

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

⁹Či ti bude chcieť slúžiť jednorožec? Či bude nocovať pri tvojich jasliach?

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

¹⁰Či pripriahneš jednorožca k brázde jeho povrazom? Či bude za tebou brániť údolia?

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

¹¹Či sa spoľahneš na neho preto, že má veľkú silu, a zanecháš na neho svoju prácu?

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

¹²Či mu budeš veriť, že svezie tvoje semeno a sprace tvoje humno?

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

¹³Krýdlo pštrosov plesá. A istotne to nie je peruť ľútostného bociana ani perie!

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

¹⁴Pretože zanechá zemi svoje vajcia a liahnuc hreje ich na prachu

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

¹⁵a zabúda, že ich môže rozpučiť noha, alebo že ich môže zašliapať poľná zver.

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

¹⁶Tvrde zaobchodí so svojimi mláďatami, jako keby neboly jeho, i keby jeho práca mala byť nadarmo, nestrachuje sa o ňu.

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

¹⁷Pretože mu Bôh dal zabudnúť na múdrosť ani mu nedal podielu na rozumnosti.

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

¹⁸V taký čas, keď zatrepoce krýdlami na výšine, vysmeje sa koňovi i jeho jazdcovi.

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

¹⁹Či ty dáš koňovi silu? Či odeješ jeho šiju hrivou?

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

²⁰Či spôsobíš, že bude skákať sťa kobylka? Jeho nádherný frkot je strašný.

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

²¹Jeho nohy hrabú na doline, a plesá vo svojej sile; ide von v ústrety zbrani.

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

²²Smeje sa strachu ani sa neľaká ani neustúpi pred mečom,

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

²³hoci nad ním chreští túl, lesklá kopija a pika;

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

²⁴s hrmotom a s búrlivým hnevom hltá zem ani nepostojí s pokojom, lebo zavznel zvuk trúby.

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

²⁵Kedykoľvek zatrúbi trúba, zarehoce, a zďaleka začuchá boj, hrmot kniežat a krik.

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

²⁶Či je to z tvojho rozumu, že lieta jastrab, rozostrie svoje krýdla oproti juhu?

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

²⁷Či na tvoj rozkaz vznáša sa orol a že na vysokom mieste kladie svoje hniezdo?

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

²⁸Prebýva na skale a hniezdi na výčnelku skaly, a to jako na hrade.

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

²⁹Odtiaľ pátra po žrádle; jeho oči hľadia naďaleko.

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

³⁰A jeho mláďatá strebú krv. Kde sú nejakí pobití, tam je aj on.

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