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11 For he knows those who are worthless;[a]
when he sees[b] iniquity, he will not consider it.[c]
12 But[d] an empty-headed person[e] will get understanding
when[f] a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
13 “If you yourself[g] direct your heart
and stretch out your hands to him—

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:11 Literally “men of worthlessness”
  2. Job 11:11 Literally “And he will see”
  3. Job 11:11 Literally “and he will not consider”
  4. Job 11:12 Hebrew “And”
  5. Job 11:12 Literally “a man hollowed out”
  6. Job 11:12 Hebrew “and”
  7. Job 11:13 Emphatic personal pronoun

11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

12 For vain men 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;

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