11. "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?
12. "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor?
13. "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,
14. For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
15. And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.
16. "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
17. Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.
18. "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
19. "Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
20. "Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
21. "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons.
22. "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.
23. "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.
24. "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
25. "As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.