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The Book of Job, Chapter 39, Verse 16

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And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
King James Version
She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
American Standard Version
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear;
New English Translation
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.
World English Bible
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is 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.
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He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
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Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the south?