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Read Full Chapter (Job 11) Job 11:12 KJV
"For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt."
Job Chapter 11, Verse 12
Job 11:12 in Context (Verses 9–15 KJV)
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.*
13
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: