King James Version (KJV)
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Modern English
But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born a man.
Hebrew
וְאִ֣ישׁ נָ֭בוּב יִלָּבֵ֑ב וְ֝עַ֗יִר פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֣ם יִוָּלֵֽד׃
vʾiysh nabvb yilabeb vʿayir pereʾ ʾadam yivaled