This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Sirach 21:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)18 Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible18 Like a house in disrepair, so is wisdom to the foolish, and the knowledge of ignorant people will not stand up to examination. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 A knowledgeable man will praise any wise word he hears, and he will apply it to himself. The self-indulgent man has heard it, and it displeases him, and so he casts it behind his back. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version18 A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)18 To an ignorant person, wisdom is as useless as a house gone to ruin. He has never even thought about the things he is so sure of. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers18 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool. The knowledge of an unwise man is talk without sense. See the chapter |