6. I have placed it in the wilderness;its home is the wasteland.
7. It hates the noise of the cityand has no driver to shout at it.
8. The mountains are its pastureland,where it searches for every blade of grass.
9. “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed?Will it spend the night in your stall?
10. Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow?Will it plow a field for you?
11. Given its strength, can you trust it?Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work?
12. Can you rely on it to bring home your grainand deliver it to your threshing floor?
13. “The ostrich flaps her wings grandly,but they are no match for the feathers of the stork.
14. She lays her eggs on top of the earth,letting them be warmed in the dust.
15. She doesn’t worry that a foot might crush themor a wild animal might destroy them.
16. She is harsh toward her young,as if they were not her own.She doesn’t care if they die.
17. For God has deprived her of wisdom.He has given her no understanding.
18. But whenever she jumps up to run,she passes the swiftest horse with its rider.