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Job 39:13
Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,
Job 39:13 · Bible in Basic English
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 Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you?
11 Will you put your faith in him, because his strength is great? will you give the fruit of your work into his care?
12 Will you be looking for him to come back, and get in your seed to the crushing-floor?
13 Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,
14 That she puts her eggs on the earth, warming them in the dust,
15 Without a thought that they may be crushed by the foot, and broken by the beasts of the field?
16 She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.
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