Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Ver. 10. Canst thou bind the unicorn? &c.] To keep him in order, and to hold him hard to his work, that he may lay the furrows even? Canst thou tether or gear him, like a horse? Or wilt he be brought to drive or lead a plough or harrow? No such matter. Before the Fall all creatures would gladly have served man. Sed rebellis facta est, quia homo numini, creatura homini (August.).