Job 11:12
But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
In Context
11For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.
13For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;
Cross References
Job 6:5What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has fodder?
Job 15:14For who, being a mortal, is such that he shall be blameless? or, who that is born of a woman, that he should be just?
Job 39:5And who is he that sent forth the wild ass free? and who loosed his bands?
Psalms 62:9My soul has + 62:9 Gr. been glued.kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are beasts.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:8-13
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? 12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. Zophar here speaks very good… Read the whole commentary →