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The Book of Job, Chapter 11, Verse 12

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For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
King James Version
For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass's colt.
American Standard Version
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt.
New English Translation
But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being.
World English Bible
An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey'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.
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For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
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And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
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And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.
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And Job answered and said,
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No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.