Job 39:13-18 - The Ostrich

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“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
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For she leaves her eggs on the ground
And warms them in the dust,
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Forgetting that a foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
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“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
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For God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
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“Yet when she lifts herself on high,
[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.