Job 11:12
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordFor vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
— Job 11:12, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey's colt.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.