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15 She forgets that a foot might crush them,
or that a wild animal[a] might trample them.
16 She is harsh[b] with her young,
as if they were not hers;
she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.
17 For God deprived her of wisdom,
and did not impart understanding to her.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:15 tn Heb “an animal of the field.”
  2. Job 39:16 sn This verb, “to deal harshly; to harden; to treat cruelly,” is used for hardening the heart elsewhere (see Isa 63:17).