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Yahweh continues to challenge Job.
Will the wild ox...the valleys for you
Yahweh uses these questions to emphasize that Job cannot control the wild ox. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
the wild ox
Possible meanings are 1) "the wild ox," a type of ox that used to live in the wild or 2) "the antelope," some kinds of antelope look like oxen.
be happy
"be willing"
consent to stay by your manger
"stay by your manger through the night"
manger
something that holds food so that animals can eat it
furrows
Long channels made in the dirt while plowing. See how you translated this in Job 31:38.
harrow
"plow"
for you
"behind you." When plowing, a person would lead an ox that was behind him.