But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes f
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All
Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts
“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?