Job 24:5

The comparison to wild asses expresses their herding together, their flight far from the dwellings of men, and that they find their home and sustenance in the wilderness.

go forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey Rather, they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food. Their "work" is explained by "seeking for food."

for them and for their children Rather, food unto them for their children. The roots and herbage of the desert are the only nourishment they can find for their children; comp. ch. Job 30:3-4.