^17 (A)A firstborn bull^[a]—he has majesty,
    and his horns are the horns of a ^(B)wild ox;
with them ^(C)he shall gore the peoples,
    all of them, to the ends of the earth;
^(D)they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
    and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

⁹ “Is ^(A)the wild ox willing to serve you?
    Will he spend the night at your ^(B)manger?
¹⁰ Can you bind ^(C)him in the furrow with ropes,
    or will he harrow the valleys after you?
¹¹ Will you depend on him because his strength is great,
    and will you leave to him your labour?
¹² Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain
    and gather it to your threshing floor?

²¹     Save me from ^(A)the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued^[a] me from the horns of ^(B)the wild oxen!

¹⁰ But you have exalted my ^(A)horn like that of ^(B)the wild ox;
    you have ^(C)poured over me^[a] fresh oil.