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Job 39:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Job 39:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 She treats her eggs as though
they were not her own,
unconcerned that her work
might be for nothing.
17 I myself made her foolish
and without common sense.
18 But once she starts running,[a]
she laughs at a rider
on the fastest horse.
Footnotes
- 39.18 starts running: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Job 39:16-18
King James Version
Job 39:16-18
King James Version
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
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