"An idiotwill becomeintelligentWhen the foalof a wilddonkeyis borna man.
"Whatis man,that he should be pure,Or he who is bornof a woman,that he should be righteous?
"And to manHe said,'Behold,the fearof the Lord,that is wisdom;And to departfrom evilis understanding.'"
"He capturesthe wiseby their own shrewdness,And the adviceof the cunningis quicklythwarted.
"Does the wilddonkeybrayover[his] grass,Ordoes the oxlowoverhis fodder?
Manis likea merebreath;His daysare like a passingshadow.
"With reproofsYou chastena manfor iniquity;You consumeas a mothwhat is preciousto him; Surelyeverymanis a merebreath.Selah.
"Behold,You have mademy days[as] handbreadths,And my lifetimeas nothingin Your sight;Surelyeverymanat his bestis a merebreath.Selah.
Behold,I was broughtforthin iniquity,And in sinmy motherconceivedme.
Then I was senselessand ignorant;I was [like] a beastbeforeYou.
A senselessmanhasnoknowledge,Nordoes a stupidmanunderstandthis:
"Vanityof vanities,"saysthe Preacher,"Vanityof vanities!Allis vanity."
So, removegriefand angerfrom your heartand putawaypainfrom your body,becausechildhoodand the primeof lifeare fleeting.
I saidto myselfconcerningthe sonsof men,"Godhas surely testedthem in order for them to seethat they are but beasts."
A wilddonkeyaccustomedto the wilderness,That sniffsthe windin her passion.In [the time of] her heatwhocan turnher away?Allwho seekher will not becomeweary;In her monththey will findher.
Professingto be wise,they became fools,
Be of the samemindtowardone another;do not be haughtyin mind,but associatewith the lowly.Do not be wisein your own estimation.
Amongthem we tooallformerlylivedin the lustsof our flesh,indulgingthe desiresof the fleshand of the mind,and were by naturechildrenof wrath,evenas the rest.
But are you willingto recognize,you foolishfellow,that faithwithoutworksis useless?
