17. This is because God did not give the ostrich wisdom.God did not give her a share of good sense.
18. But when the ostrich gets up to run, she is so fastthat she laughs at the horse and its rider.
19. “Job, are you the one who gives the horse his strength?Or do you put a flowing mane on his neck?
20. Do you make the horse jump like a locust?He scares people with his proud snorting.
21. He paws wildly, enjoying his strength.And he charges into the battle.
22. He laughs at fear and is afraid of nothing.He will not run away from the sword.
23. The bag of arrows rattles against the horse’s side.It is there with the flashing spears.
24. With great excitement, the horse races over the ground.He cannot stand still when he hears the trumpet.
25. When the trumpet blows, the horse snorts, ‘Aha!’He smells the battle from far away.He hears the thunder of commanders and the shouts of battle.
26. “Is it through your wisdom that the hawk flies?Is this why he spreads his wings toward the south?
27. Are you the one that commands the eagle to flyand build his nest so high?