Job 39:16

The LORD Speaks of His Creation

15She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them. 16She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain. 17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

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Berean Standard Bible
She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
American Standard Version (1901)
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;
Bible in Basic English
She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.
Free Bible Version
She is tough towards her young, acting as if they didn't belong to her. She doesn't care that all her work was for nothing.
King James (Authorized) Version
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
Translation for Translators
Ostriches act cruelly towards their chicks; they act as though the chicks belonged to some other ostrich. They are not concerned if their chicks die, and so the laying of the eggs was in vain.
Unlocked Literal Bible
She deals roughly with her young ones as if they were not hers; she does not fear that her labor might have been in vain,
Noah Webster Bible
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;
World English Bible
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
Young's Literal Translation
Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.