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The Book of Job, Chapter 39, Verse 14

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[Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
King James Version
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
American Standard Version
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
New English Translation
For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.
World English Bible
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,
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And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
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She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
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Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
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What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
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Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
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Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.
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He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
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He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
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The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
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He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.