'Task' in the Bible

“Does the ear not put words to the test,Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]?

Like wild donkeys in the desert,the poor go out to their task of foraging for food;the wilderness provides nourishment for their children.

Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

"Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!