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Job 39:13
The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?
Job 39:13 · American Standard Version
Job 39:13 in other translations
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?
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In context
10 Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?
12 Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?
13 The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?
14 For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.
16 She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;
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