King James Version (KJV)
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Modern English
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
Hebrew
בִּקֶּשׁ לֵ֣ץ חָכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִן וְדַ֥עַת לְ֝נָב֗וֹן נָקָֽל׃
biqesh leṣ ḥakmah vaʾayin vdaʿat lnabvon naqal