Job 11:12

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

ASV Byzantine Text

But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe taw ih laa hrang to kami baktiah tapen naah ni, tidoeh avang ai kami loe palungha thai vop tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae tuihong hlang loh hloih koinih kohong marhang neh laak te hlang la a sak khaming.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae tuihong hlang loh hloih koinih kohong marhang neh laak te hlang la a sak khaming.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

E ake ke kanaka naaupo i akamai, O ke kanaka i hanau nae me he keiki la a ka hoki hihiu.

English Berean Standard Bible

But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Konsa, moun fou va konmanse gen konprann. Bourik sovaj yo va donte.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur, et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat.

Bible in Basic English

And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et l’homme stupide s’enhardit, quoique l’homme naisse comme le poulain de l’âne sauvage.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Tak aby muž nesmyslný nabyl rozumu, ačkoli člověk jest jako hřebec z divokého osla zplozený.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet sulalkung uh ac ekla lalmwetmet Ke pacl se ma donkey uh ac isusla tuh mwet.

World Portuguese Bible

Um homem de cabeça vazia se torna sábio quando um homem nasce como a cria de um jumento selvagem.

Romanian BTF Bible

Căci omul deșert ar fi înțelept, deși omul se naște ca mânzul unei măgărițe sălbatice.

Brenton English Septuagint

But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့သော်လည်း ရိုင်းသောမြည်းကလေးသည် လူအဖြစ်သို့ရောက်သောအခါ၊ လူမိုက်သည် ပညာ သတိရလိမ့်မည်။

Darby Translation

Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Auch ein Hohlköpfiger gewinnt Verstand, wenn auch der Mensch als ein Wildeselsfüllen geboren wird.

Dutch Bible 1917

Dan zal een verstandeloos man kloekzinnig worden; hoewel de mens als het veulen eens woudezels geboren is.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar een leeghoofd zal dit eerst begrijpen, Als het jong van een ezel een mensenkind wordt!

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma l'uomo è scemo di senno , e temerario di cuore; E nasce simile a un puledro di un asino salvatico.

Douay-Rheims 1899

A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.

Noyes Bible

But vain man is without understanding; Yea, man is born a wild ass's colt.

Danish Bible 1931

så tomhjernet Mand får Vid, og Vildæsel fødes til Menneske*. { [*Mundheld om guds Tugt.] }

Leeser Tanakh

And the heartless who acquireth intelligence, and him who is [like] the colt of the wild ass who is transformed into a man.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.

King James Version

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nhưng chừng nào lừa con rừng sanh ra làm người, Thì chừng nấy người hư không mới trở nên thông sáng!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For vain man would be wise, Though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

Revised West Version

He ʻoku fie poto ʻae tangata vale, neongo ʻoku fanauʻi ʻae tangata ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhiki ʻoe ʻasi kai vao.

French Ostervald Bible

Mais l'homme vide de sens de-viendra intelligent, quand l'ânon sauvage naîtra comme un homme!

Esperanto Bible

Eĉ vanta homo devas kompreni, Eĉ homo, kiu naskiĝis sovaĝulo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

L’homme, au contraire, a l’intelligence d’un fou, Il est né comme le petit d’un âne sauvage.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ein unnützer Mann bläht sich, und ein geborener Mensch will sein wie ein junges Wild.

LXX2012 U. S. English

But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.

British English Septuagint 2012

But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.

Majority Standard BIble

But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

Webster Bible

For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild ass's colt.

Revised Version

But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma l’insensato diventerà savio, quando un puledro d’onàgro diventerà uomo.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Un homme dépourvu de sens deviendra sage quand le poulain d'un âne sauvage naîtra homme.

Reina Valera 1909

El hombre vano se hará entendido, aunque nazca como el pollino del asno montés.

Spanish BLL

El hombre necio se hará sabio el día que una cría de burro salvaje nazca siendo persona.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

El hombre fatuo se hará sabio, cuando el pollino del asno montés nazca hombre.

Croatian Bible

Čovjek se bezuman obraća k pameti i divlji magarac uzdi se pokori.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Čovek bezuman postaje razuman, premda se čovek rađa kao divlje magare.

German Textbibel

Und ein Hohlkopf wird gewitzigt, und ein Wildeselfüllen zum Menschen umgeboren.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But man vainly buoys himself up with words; And a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.