Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:24

אֶת פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה אָֽרֶץ׃
ʾet pney mebiyn ḥakmah vʿeyney ksiyl biqṣeh ʾareṣ
King James Version (KJV)

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Modern English

The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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