Job 11:12
But vain man is without understanding; Yea, man is born a wild ass's colt.
Noyes Bible
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 unrighteous; He seeth iniquity, when they do not observe it.
13If thou direct thy heart, And stretch out thy hands, toward him;
Cross References
Job 6:5Doth the wild ass bray in the midst of grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, And he that is born of woman, that he should be innocent?
Job 39:5Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass,
Psalms 62:9Truly men of low degree are vanity, And men of high degree are a lie; Placed in the balance, They are all lighter than vanity.
Psalms 92:6But the unwise man knoweth not this, And the fool understandeth it not.
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God will prove them, in order that they may see that they are like the 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 →