Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 19:23

ἔστι πονηρία καὶ αὕτη βδέλυγμα, καὶ ἔστιν ἄφρων ἐλαττούμενος σοφίᾳ.
King James Version (KJV)

There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom.

Modern English

There is a cleverness that is truly wicked, and there is a fool who simply lacks wisdom.

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