coller to plough, or wil he breake the cloddes of the valleys after thee? 11Shalt thou haue confidence in his great strength, and leaue thy labours vnto him? 12Wilt thou credit him that he wil render thee the seed, and gather together thy barne floore? 13The wing of the [1] Ostrich is like to the wings of the [2] Herodius, and of the hawke. 14When she leaueth her egges on the earth, thou perhaps wilt heate them in the dust. 15She forgeteth that foot may tread vpon them, or beast of the field breake them. 16 She is hardned toward her yong, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vaine no feare compelling her. 17For God hath depriued her of wisedome, neither hath he giuen her vnderstanding. 18When time shal be, she setteth vp the wings on high: she skorneth the horse and his rider. 19Shalt thou giue strength to the [3] horse, or put neying about his necke? 20Shalt thou raise him vp as Locusts? the glorie of his nosthrels is terrour. 21He diggeth the earth with his house, he prawnseth boldly, he goeth forward to meet the armed men. 22He contemneth feare, neither yealdeth he to the sword. 23Vpon him shal the quiuer sound, the speare shal glister and the shilde. 24Feruent and foming he suppeth the earth, neither doth he make account when the noyse of the trumpet soundeth. 25When he shal heare the trumpet he sayth: Vah, he smelleth battel far off, the exhortation of the captaines, and the crie of the armie. 26Doth the [4] hawke waxe fethered by thy wisedome, spreding her wings to the South? 27Shal the [5] eagle mount at thy commandment, and put her nest in high places? 28She abideth in rocks, and tarieth among cragged flynts, and stonie hilles where is no accesse. 29Thence she beholdeth the prey, and her eies see a far off. 30Her yong ones shal licke bloud: and whersoeuer the carcasse shal be, she is present by and by. 31And our Lord added, and spake to Iob: 32He that contendeth with God is he quieted so easily? Verily he that reproueth God, ought to answer him. 33But Iob answering our Lord, sayd: 34I that haue spoken [6] lightly what can I answer? I wil put my hand vpon my mouth. 35One thing I haue spoken, which I would I had not sayd: and an other, to the which things I wil adde no more.
- ↑ Ostriches
- ↑ Faulcons, or Ierfaulcons, & other hauks.
- ↑ Horses are of singular great courage.
- ↑ Haukes, wherof Aristotel saith there be ten kinds: Plinie sixteen.
- ↑ Eagles, of most strong flight.
- ↑ If we discusse al Iobs words (saith S. Gregorie) we shal find nothing wickedly spoken, but only smale speece of pride in speaking too much of his owne affliction, & too litle of Gods goodnes towards him. li. 23. c. 1.
