The wild ox is powerful but cannot be trusted, and so God asks Will you depend on him…? which means “Can you trust him?” “Can you rely on him?” or “Can you count on his great strength?” Will you leave to him your labor? may be rendered “will you hand over to him your heavy jobs to do?” Again the clear answer is “No,” because a wild ox will not work for a human being.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, Wiliam. A Handbook on Job. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1992. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .