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16 She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers;
    though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear;
17 because God has made her forget wisdom,
    and given her no share in understanding.
18 When she rouses herself to flee,[a]
    she laughs at the horse and his rider.

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  1. Job 39:18 Heb obscure

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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