King James Version
Job 11:12 in the King James Version says “For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. vain: Heb. empty” — study this verse from Job chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. vain: Heb. empty”
Job 11:12 · KJV
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? cut: or, make a change hinder: Heb. turn him away?
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. vain: Heb. empty
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“be born”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
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