²² As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.

⁶ A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.

¹⁸ I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

³ Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?

⁹ Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...

⁵ O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.

² For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:

³ Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.