¹² And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.

¹⁸ I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves `are' beasts.

²² And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.

⁵ Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?

⁶ Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,

⁷ He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.

⁸ The range of mountains `is' his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.

¹³ Who `is' wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

¹⁴ and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

¹⁵ this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

¹⁶ for where zeal and rivalry `are', there is insurrection and every evil matter;

¹⁷ and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

²⁰ And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

³ among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath -- as also the others,

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

¹⁹ for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

²⁰ and again, `The Lord doth know the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.'

¹⁶ of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

²² professing to be wise, they were made fools,

²⁴ A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting -- who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her.

² For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.

³ Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.

⁴ Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What `is' His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!

⁶ A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

⁹ Only -- vanity `are' the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity `are' lighter.

¹⁰ Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.

⁵ Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

²⁸ And He saith to man: -- `Lo, fear of the Lord, that `is' wisdom, And to turn from evil `is' understanding.'

¹⁴ What `is' man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

² Truly -- ye `are' the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

³ I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

⁵ Brayeth a wild ass over tender grass? Loweth an ox over his provender?

¹³ Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,