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10 If he should seize and imprison
    or call to judgment, who then could turn him back?
11 For he knows the worthless
    and sees iniquity; will he then ignore it?
12 An empty head will gain understanding,
    when a colt of a wild jackass(A) is born human.[a]

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  1. 11:12 A colt…is born human: the Hebrew is obscure. As translated, it seems to be a proverb referring to an impossible event.

10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
    and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(A)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
    and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(B)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
    than a wild donkey’s colt(C) can be born human.[a](D)

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  1. Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame