22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

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22 I was senseless(A) and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast(B) before you.

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18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

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18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.(A)

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A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

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Senseless people(A) do not know,
    fools do not understand,

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10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

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10 For all can see that the wise die,(A)
    that the foolish and the senseless(B) also perish,
    leaving their wealth(C) to others.(D)

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The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

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The ox knows(A) its master,
    the donkey its owner’s manger,(B)
but Israel does not know,(C)
    my people do not understand.(D)

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Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

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Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
    I do not have human understanding.

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Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

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Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(A)
    or they will not come to you.

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O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

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You, God, know my folly;(A)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.(B)

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Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

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Why are we regarded as cattle(A)
    and considered stupid in your sight?(B)

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