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16 It cruelly disowns its young
    as if they were not its own,
    unconcerned if its labor has been wasted.
17 For God has denied it wisdom
    and deprived it of understanding.
18 Yet with its swiftness of foot
    it leaves both horse and rider in the dust.

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16 She treats her young harshly,(A) as if they were not hers;
    she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
    or give her a share of good sense.(B)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
    she laughs(C) at horse and rider.

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