Sirach 21:21-23

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²¹To the sensible person education is like a golden ornament,
and like a bracelet on the right arm.

²²The foot of a fool rushes into a house,
but an experienced person waits respectfully outside.
²³A boor peers into the house from the door,
but a cultivated person remains outside.

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