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Rh coller to plough, or wil he breake the cloddes of the valleys after thee? Shalt thou haue confidence in his great strength, and leaue thy labours vnto him? Wilt thou credit him that he wil render thee the seed, and gather together thy barne floore? The wing of the Ostrich is like to the wings of the Herodius, and of the hawke. When she leaueth her egges on the earth, thou perhaps wilt heate them in the dust. She forgeteth that foot may tread vpon them, or beast of the field breake them. She is hardned toward her yong, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vaine no feare compelling her. For God hath depriued her of wisedome, neither hath he giuen her vnderstanding. When time shal be, she setteth vp the wings on high: she skorneth the horse and his rider. Shalt thou giue strength to the horse, or put neying about his necke? Shalt thou raise him vp as Locusts? the glorie of his nosthrels is terrour. He diggeth the earth with his house, he prawnseth boldly, he goeth forward to meet the armed men. He contemneth feare, neither yealdeth he to the sword. Vpon him shal the quiuer sound, the speare shal glister and the shilde. Feruent and foming he suppeth the earth, neither doth he make account when the noyse of the trumpet soundeth. When he shal heare the trumpet he sayth: Vah, he smelleth battel far off, the exhortation of the captaines, and the crie of the armie. Doth the hawke waxe fethered by thy wisedome, spreding her wings to the South? Shal the eagle mount at thy commandment, and put her nest in high places? She abideth in rocks, and tarieth among cragged flynts, and stonie hilles where is no accesse. Thence she beholdeth the prey, and her eies see a far off. Her yong ones shal licke bloud: and whersoeuer the carcasse shal be, she is present by and by. And our Lord added, and spake to Iob: He that contendeth with God is he quieted so easily? Verily he that reproueth God, ought to answer him. But Iob answering our Lord, sayd: I that haue spoken lightly what can I answer? I wil put my hand vpon my mouth. One thing I haue spoken, which I would I had not sayd: and an other, to the which things I wil adde no more. Rh