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Job 11:12
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.
“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise [Only] when the colt of a wild donkey is born as a man.
But a stupid man will get wisdom [only] when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man [as when he thinks himself free because he is lifted up in pride].
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
But a stupid person will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a human!
A stupid person becomes intelligent when a wild ass of a person is born tame.
“An empty man can gain understanding, even if he was born like a wild donkey.
but it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make a fool wise.
Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass.
A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass's colt.
A wild donkey cannot give birth to a man, and a stupid person will never become wise.
Wild donkeys never give birth to human children. And foolish people never become wise!
Before an empty-headed man gets understanding, a wild donkey colt will be born as a man.
But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born a man!
But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born a man!
A ·fool [L empty-headed person] cannot ·become wise [get understanding] any more than a wild donkey can ·be born tame [or give birth to a human; C Zophar insults Job’s wisdom].
Yet vain man would be wise, though man newborn is like a wild ass colt.
But an empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born tame.
Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.
But a stupid man will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!
A stupid person cannot become wise. That is as impossible as a wild donkey being born tame.
An empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born a human being!”
The vain man shall make himself understood, though man is born like a wild ass’s colt.
For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
Yet an empty headed man will obtain a heart of wisdom, And the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
But an empty-headed person will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
“Mere man is as likely to be wise as a wild donkey’s colt is likely to be born a man!
“Do you think you can explain the mystery of God? Do you think you can diagram God Almighty? God is far higher than you can imagine, far deeper than you can comprehend, Stretching farther than earth’s horizons, far wider than the endless ocean. If he happens along, throws you in jail then hauls you into court, can you do anything about it? He sees through vain pretensions, spots evil a long way off— no one pulls the wool over his eyes! Hollow men, hollow women, will wise up about the same time mules learn to talk.
For an empty-headed man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man.
But an empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born tame.
An empty head will gain understanding, when a colt of a wild jackass is born human.
An idiot will become intelligent When a wild donkey is born a human.
“An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.
An ignorant fool can no more gain understanding than a wild donkey can be domesticated.
A fool cannot become wise any more than a wild donkey can be born tame.
But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being.
A wild donkey’s colt can’t be born a human being. And it’s just as impossible that a person without sense can become wise.
But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.
But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.
For an empty-headed man will be wise, When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man.
A fool cannot become wise anymore than a wild donkey can give birth to a man.
An empty-headed person won’t become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child.
But a stupid person will get understanding, when a wild ass is born human.
But a stupid person will get understanding, when a wild ass is born human.
But a stupid person will get understanding, when a wild ass is born human.
But the stupid will get understanding when a wild ass is born human.
But before a witless ish can become wise, a colt of a pereh (wild donkey) would be born an adam!
But a stupid man will get understanding, when a wild ass’s colt is born a man.
But a stupid man will get understanding, when a wild ass’s colt is born a man.
But a witless man will gain understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being?
As they say, “The empty-headed will become clever in the day the colt of a wild donkey is born human!”
An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
A vain man is raised (up) into pride; and he guesseth himself born free, as the colt of a wild ass (like the colt of a wild donkey).
And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
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