Job 11:12 · KJV
“For vain man would be wise, though man be born {like} a wild ass's colt. {vain: Heb. empty}”
— Job 11:12
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider {it}?
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
Job 11 — Context
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? {cut...: or, make a change} {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}
11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider {it}?
12For vain man would be wise, though man be born {like} a wild ass's colt. {vain: Heb. empty}
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14If iniquity {be} in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
Cross References
Job 39:5-8
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
James 2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
James 3:13-17
Who {is} a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Psalms 73:22
So foolish {was} I, and ignorant: I was {as} a beast before thee. {ignorant: Heb. I knew not} {before Heb. with}
Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. {that God...: or, that they might clear God, and see, etc}
Jeremiah 2:24
A wild ass used to the wilderness, {that} snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. {A wild...: or, O wild ass, etc} {used: Heb. taught} {her pleasure: Heb. the desire of her heart} {turn...: or, reverse it?}
Romans 12:16
{Be} of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. {condescend...: or, be contented with mean things}
Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,