¹¹ The Lord knows all human plans;^(A)
    he knows that they are futile.^(B)

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
    the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”^[a](A)

¹¹ Surely he recognizes deceivers;
    and when he sees evil, does he not take note?^(A)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
    than a wild donkey’s colt^(B) can be born human.^[a](C)

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)
11 Their tombs^(E) will remain their houses^[a] forever,
    their dwellings for endless generations,^(F)
    though they had^[b] named^(G) lands after themselves.

¹² People, despite their wealth, do not endure;^(H)
    they are like the beasts that perish.^(I)

¹³ This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,^(J)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.^[c]