Job 11:12
Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
In Context
11For hee knoweth vaine men, and seeth iniquitie, and him that vnderstandeth nothing.
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:
Cross References
Job 6:5Doeth the wilde asse bray when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe when he hath fodder?
Job 15:14What is man, that he should be cleane? and he that is borne of woman, that he shoulde be iust?
Job 39:5Canst thou nomber the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring foorth?
Psalms 62:9Yet the children of men are vanitie, the chiefe men are lies: to lay them vpon a balance they are altogether lighter then vanitie.
Psalms 92:6An vnwise man knoweth it not, and a foole doeth not vnderstand this,
Ecclesiastes 3:18I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselues as beastes.
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 →