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16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
    since he has no heart for learning.

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16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to (A)acquire wisdom,
When [a]he has no heart of wisdom?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?(A)

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24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
    but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

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24 Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,
But the (A)eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
    but a fool’s eyes(A) wander to the ends of the earth.

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