But a stupid man will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?

I was stupid and didn’t understand;
I was an unthinking animal toward You.

I said to myself, “This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?

No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!

What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.

A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:

I am more stupid than any other man,
and I lack man’s ability to understand.

a wild donkey at home in the wilderness.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become tired;
they will find her in her mating season.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.

Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?

Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.

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For vain

Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.
I was stupid and didn’t understand;
I was an unthinking animal toward You.
A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:
I said to myself, “This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”
Claiming to be wise, they became fools
Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?

Would

He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.
No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!
He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
I am more stupid than any other man,
and I lack man’s ability to understand.
Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.

Man be

What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.

A wild

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?
Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
a wild donkey at home in the wilderness.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become tired;
they will find her in her mating season.

General references

The Lord knows man’s thoughts;
they are meaningless.

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