NET Bible
"“The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?"
— Job 39:13, NET Bible
“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 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 bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it?
Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor?
“The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.
She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them.
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.