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Wisdom is too high for a fool; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too exalted for a [hardened, arrogant] fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate [where the city’s rulers sit in judgment].
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he opens not his mouth in the gate [where the city’s rulers sit in judgment].
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the city gate.
Wisdom is beyond foolish people. They don’t open their mouths in the gate.
Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; he keeps his mouth shut at the city gate.
Wisdom is too much for fools! Their advice is no good.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
Fools cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say when people are discussing important things.
22. A fool cannot understand wisdom. He has nothing to say when leaders meet.
Wise decisions are out of reach for a stubborn fool. In court he cannot open his mouth.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Foolish people cannot understand wisdom. They ·have nothing to say [L do not open their mouth] in ·a discussion [L the gate; C where the elders make decisions].
Wisdom is high to a fool: therefore he cannot open his mouth in the gate.
Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool. At the city gate he does not open his mouth.
Wise sayings are too deep for stupid people to understand. They have nothing to say when important matters are being discussed.
Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the gate.
A foolish person cannot understand wisdom. He has nothing to say in court.
Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.
¶ Wisdom, is too high for a fool; he shall not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too exalted for an ignorant fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.
Wisdom is too much for a rebel. He’ll not be chosen as a counselor!
Wise conversation is way over the head of fools; in a serious discussion they haven’t a clue.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool. At the city gate he does not open his mouth.
Wise words are beyond fools’ reach, in the assembly they do not open their mouth;
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth at the gate.
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; at the city gate he does not open his mouth.
Foolish people cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say in a discussion.
Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
Wisdom is too high for foolish people. They shouldn’t speak when people meet at the city gate to conduct business.
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too hard for a fool to understand. He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths.
Chochmah is too lofty for a fool; he openeth not his peh (mouth) at the sha’ar.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Wisdom is unattainable for a fool— he does not open his mouth at the gate.
Fools can’t grab hold of wisdom; it’s out of their reach; they dare not open their mouths in public for no one would listen anyway.
Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is high to a fool; in the gate he shall not open his mouth. (Wisdom is too high for a fool to reach; in court/at the city gates, he shall not even dare to open his mouth.)
Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
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