39:13
but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
39:14 For she leaves
and lets them be warmed on the soil.
39:15 She forgets that a foot might crush them,
or that a wild animal
39:16 She is harsh
as if they were not hers;
she is unconcerned
about the uselessness of her labor.
39:17 For God deprived her of wisdom,
and did not impart understanding to her.
39:18 But as soon as she springs up,
she laughs at the horse and its rider.
39:19 “Do you give the horse its strength?
Do you clothe its neck with a mane?
39:20 Do you make it leap
Its proud neighing
39:21 It
exulting mightily,
it goes out to meet the weapons.
39:22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
it does not shy away from the sword.
39:23 On it the quiver rattles;
the lance and javelin
39:24 In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground;
it cannot stand still
39:25 At the sound of the trumpet, it says, ‘Aha!’
And from a distance it catches the scent of battle,
the thunderous shouting of commanders,
and the battle cries.