Job 39:13-18 ▼

13 “The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously; With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,

14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground And warms them in the dust,

15 Forgetting that a foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.

16 “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],

17 For God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

18 “Yet when she lifts herself on high, [So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.