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?
Hebrew
לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֭ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֥וֹת חָ֝כְמָ֗ה וְלֶב אָֽיִן׃
lamah zeh mḥiyr byad ksiyl liqnvot ḥakmah vleb ʾayin