Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:16

לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֭ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֥וֹת חָ֝כְמָ֗ה וְלֶב אָֽיִן׃
lamah zeh mḥiyr byad ksiyl liqnvot ḥakmah vleb ʾayin
King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Modern English

Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

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