Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow?\par\tab Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
The plowers plowed upon my back;\par\tab They made long their furrows.
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird?\par\tab Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
He scorneth the tumult of the city,\par\tab Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
Who hath sent out the wild ass free?\par\tab Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,
that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee?\par\tab Or will he abide by thy crib?
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?\par\tab Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?