Job 11:12 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | man | וְאִ֣ישׁ | h376 |
| 1 | For vain | נָ֭בוּב | h5014 |
| 2 | would be wise | יִלָּבֵ֑ב | h3823 |
| 3 | colt | וְעַ֥יִר | h5895 |
| 4 | like a wild ass's | פֶּ֝֗רֶא | h6501 |
| 5 | though man | אָדָ֥ם | h120 |
| 6 | be born | יִוָּלֵֽד׃ | h3205 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born `as' a wild ass's colt.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild ass's colt.
World English Bible (WEB)
But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey's colt.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.