Bible in Basic English
"Will the ox of the mountains be your servant? or is his night's resting-place by your food-store?"
— Job 39:9, Bible in Basic English
“Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?”
“Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? ”
“"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?”
“Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?”
“Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?”
“Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?”
To whom I have given the waste land for a heritage, and the salt land as a living-place.
He makes sport of the noise of the town; the voice of the driver does not come to his ears;
He goes looking for his grass-lands in the mountains, searching out every green thing.
Will the ox of the mountains be your servant? or is his night's resting-place by your food-store?
Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you?
Will you put your faith in him, because his strength is great? will you give the fruit of your work into his care?
Will you be looking for him to come back, and get in your seed to the crushing-floor?