"Does the wilddonkeybrayover[his] grass,Ordoes the oxlowoverhis fodder?
Again she saidto him, "We have plentyof bothstrawand feed,and roomto lodgein."
"Whosentout the wilddonkeyfree?And wholoosedthe bondsof the swiftdonkey,
"He exploresthe mountainsfor his pastureAnd searchesaftereverygreenthing.
"Can somethingtastelessbe eatenwithoutsalt,Oris thereanytastein the whiteof an egg?
He causes the grassto growfor the cattle,And vegetationfor the laborof man,So that he may bringforthfoodfrom the earth,
As the deerpantsfor the waterbrooks,Somy soulpantsfor You, O God.
"The wilddonkeysstandon the bareheights;They pantfor airlike jackals,Their eyesfailFor thereis novegetation.
