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12 A stupid person becomes intelligent
    when a wild ass of a person is born tame.[a]

Abiding hope

13 If you make your mind resolute
        and spread your palms to him,
14     if you throw out the sin in your hands
        and don’t let injustice dwell in your tents,

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  1. Job 11:12 Or a wild ass’s colt can be born a man

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

13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

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12 For an (A)empty-headed man will be wise,
When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man.

13 “If you would (B)prepare your heart,
And (C)stretch out your hands toward Him;
14 If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
And (D)would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

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12 But the witless can no more become wise
    than a wild donkey’s colt(A) can be born human.[a](B)

13 “Yet if you devote your heart(C) to him
    and stretch out your hands(D) to him,(E)
14 if you put away(F) the sin that is in your hand
    and allow no evil(G) to dwell in your tent,(H)

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