12 But a stupid person will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a human!

13 As for you, if you redirect your heart
and spread out your hands to him in prayer—
14 if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—

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12 But the witless can no more become wise
    than a wild donkey’s colt(A) can be born human.[a](B)

13 “Yet if you devote your heart(C) to him
    and stretch out your hands(D) to him,(E)
14 if you put away(F) the sin that is in your hand
    and allow no evil(G) to dwell in your tent,(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame