“鸵鸟的翅膀欢然搧展，岂是显慈爱的翎毛和羽毛吗？

“鸵鸟的翅膀欢然拍动，但岂是鹳的翎毛和羽毛吗？

“鸵鸟的翅膀欢然拍动，但岂是鹳的翎毛和羽毛吗？

“鸵鸟欢然拍动翅膀，它岂有白鹳的翎羽？

鸵鸟的翅膀欣然鼓动，但它的翎毛和羽毛哪有慈爱呢？

鴕鳥的翅膀歡然搧展，豈是顯慈愛的翎毛和羽毛嗎？

「鴕鳥的翅膀歡然拍動，但豈是鸛的翎毛和羽毛嗎？

「鴕鳥的翅膀歡然拍動，但豈是鸛的翎毛和羽毛嗎？

「鴕鳥歡然拍動翅膀，牠豈有白鸛的翎羽？

鴕鳥的翅膀欣然鼓動，但牠的翎毛和羽毛哪有慈愛呢？

『鴕鳥的翅膀難道是遲笨的？或是牠沒有翎翼和羽毛，

鴕鳥昂然展翼、惟其毛羽不慈、

鴕鳥數展其翼、羽翮詎同於鶴、

雌鴕鳥歡然鼓翅、翎毛豈似鶴乎、翎毛豈似鶴乎或作翎毛豈慈鳥之翎毛

“ The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and feathers of the stork.

“ The wings of ostriches flap with joy. But they can’t compare with the wings and feathers of storks.

“ The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the pinions and plumage of love?

“ The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, but they are no match for the feathers of the stork.

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?

“ The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, With the pinion and feathers of love,

“ The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?

The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?

[ Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

“ The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?

“ The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the feathers and plumage of love?

Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the Lord. (niv)

Then I looked up— and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. (niv)

the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat. (niv)

The king had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons. (niv)

The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by Hiram’s servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons. (niv)

There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers. (niv)

I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of owls. (niv)