Catholic Public Domain Version
"The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk. "
— Job 39:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?”
“ The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love? ”
“"The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the feathers and plumage of love?”
““The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?”
“The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.”
“Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,”
“Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?”
Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you, and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you?
Will you put your faith in his great strength, and delegate your labors to him?
Will you trust him to return to you the seed, and to gather it on your drying floor?
The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust?
She forgets that feet may trample them, or that the beasts of the field may shatter them.
She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her.