Job 11:12

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
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English Standard Version

But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born a man!

New International Version

But a witless man can no more become wise than a wild donkey's colt can be born a man.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt