Sirach 6:19-21

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Approach her like one who plows
and one who sows,
        and wait for her good fruits.
    When cultivating her,
    you will labor a little,
        but you will eat her produce soon.
²⁰ Wisdom is rugged terrain
to the uneducated,
    and the fainthearted
    won’t persevere with her.
²¹ She will be like a heavy stone
that tests them,
    and they won’t hesitate
    to throw her aside.