⁹ Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.^(A)

²⁰ Mankind, with his assets
but without understanding,
is like the animals that perish.^(A)

²² “For my people are fools;
they do not know me.
They are foolish children,
without understanding.^(A)
They are skilled in doing what is evil,
but they do not know how to do what is good.”^(B)