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22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?
    How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery,
    and fools hate knowledge?

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22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)

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Stay away from a foolish man,
    for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

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Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.(A)

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20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
    but a foolish man swallows it up.

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20 Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,
but a fool consumes them.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21:20 Lit it

12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
    but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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12 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(A)

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