Proverbs 17:16
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Why should there be in the hands of a fool the price to purchase wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to acquire it?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?
Of what use is money in the hand of a [self-confident] fool to buy skillful and godly Wisdom—when he has no understanding or heart for it?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Why should a fool have money to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.
Why would a fool wish to pay for wisdom when he has no desire to learn?
Why should fools have money for an education when they refuse to learn?
To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?
What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
Money is wasted on fools. They cannot buy wisdom when they have no sense.
Money does not help a foolish person, because he does not want to become wise.
Why hand a fool money to buy wisdom, since he has no aptitude for using it?
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the fool to get wisdom, and he hath none heart?
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he doesn’t have a mind to grasp anything?
It does a fool no good to spend money on an education, because he has no common sense.
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom. He doesn’t really want to be wise.
What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless?
¶ Of what good is the price to buy wisdom in the hand of the fool, seeing he has no heart to understand?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom, When he has no heart of wisdom?
Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no sense.
It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a rebel who has no heart for truth.
What’s this? Fools out shopping for wisdom! They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it!
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart for it?
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he doesn’t have a mind to grasp anything?
Of what use is money in the hands of fools when they have no heart to acquire wisdom?
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
Of what advantage is money in the hands of a fool? Can he purchase wisdom if he has no desire to learn?
It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.
What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?
Why should a foolish person try to buy wisdom? They are not even able to understand it.
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?
It does a fool no good to try to buy wisdom, when he has no understanding.
It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.
Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?
Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?
Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?
Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
Why is there the purchase price in the yad of a kesil (fool) to acquire chochmah, seeing he hath no lev for it?
Why is there, in the hand of the fool, the price to get wisdom (when he has no heart for it)?
Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?
Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?
Even if fools had the means to obtain wisdom, they would not be able to benefit from it.
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
What profiteth it to a fool to have riches, since he may not buy wisdom? (since he cannot buy wisdom?) He that maketh his house high, seeketh falling; and he that escheweth to learn, shall fall into evils.
Why [is] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
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