『鴕鳥的翅膀難道是遲笨的？或是牠沒有翎翼和羽毛，

“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?

連空中的鸛鳥也知道牠來去的定期；斑鳩燕子與白鶴也守候當來的時令；我的人民卻不知道永恆主的法則。

我又舉目觀看，見有兩個婦人出來，在她們的翅膀中有風；翅膀如同鸛鳥的翅膀；她們將量器抬起來在天地之間。

鸛、鷺鷥、這一類；戴勝和蝙蝠。

因為王有他施航洋船隊和希蘭的船隊一同在海上；他施航洋船隊三年來了一次，帶來了金、銀、象牙、猿猴跟孔雀。

因為王有船隊跟戶蘭的僕人一同往他施去；他施的航洋船隊三年來了一次，帶來了金、銀、象牙、猿猴跟孔雀。

鳥兒搭窩於其中；鸛鳥營巢於松樹間。

我成了野狗的弟兄，鴕鳥的朋友。