Job 11:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. vain-- hollow. would be-- "wants to consider himself wise"; opposed to God's "wisdom" (see on ); refuses to see sin, where God sees it ( ). wild ass's colt-- a proverb for untamed wildness ( , ; ; ; Hebrew, "a wild-ass man"). Man wishes to appear wisely obedient to his Lord, whereas he is, from his birth, unsubdued in spirit.

‏ Job 11:12

12. vain--hollow.

would be--"wants to consider himself wise"; opposed to God's "wisdom" (see on Job 11:11); refuses to see sin, where God sees it (Ro 1:22).

wild ass's colt--a proverb for untamed wildness (Job 39:5, 8; Jr 2:24; Ge 16:12; Hebrew, "a wild-ass man"). Man wishes to appear wisely obedient to his Lord, whereas he is, from his birth, unsubdued in spirit.