Job 11:12
And the heartless who acquireth intelligence, and him who is [like] the colt of the wild ass who is transformed into a man.
Leeser Tanakh
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 knoweth the men of vanity: he seeth the wrong-doer and him who considereth not;
13If thou truly direct [aright] thy heart, and spread out thy hands toward him: —
Cross References
Job 6:5Doth the wild ass bray over the grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure? and that he who is born of woman should be declared righteous?
Job 39:5Who sent out the wild ass free? or who loosened the bonds of the forest-ass?
Psalms 62:9(62:10) Verily nought are the sons of common men, a lie the sons of the great; they must rise in the balance; they are altogether [lighter] than nought.
Psalms 92:6(92:7) A brutish man knoweth it not, and a fool cannot understand this.
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in my heart concerning the speaking of the sons of men, that God might make it clear to them, and that they might see that they by themselves are but 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 →