This is something a fool cannot know; someone who is stupid cannot understand:
Lord, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.
I praise you because you are to be feared; all you do is strange and wonderful. I know it with all my heart.
Fools say to themselves, “There is no God!” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.
Don't be stupid like a horse or a mule, which must be controlled with a bit and bridle to make it submit.”
Anyone can see that even the wise die, as well as the foolish and stupid. They all leave their riches to their descendants.
I was as stupid as an animal; I did not understand you.
I tell the wicked not to be arrogant;
My people, how can you be such stupid fools? When will you ever learn?
“Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?
Wise sayings are too deep for stupid people to understand. They have nothing to say when important matters are being discussed.
I am more like an animal than a human being; I do not have the sense we humans should have.
Cattle know who owns them, and donkeys know where their master feeds them. But that is more than my people Israel know. They don't understand at all.”
All this wisdom comes from the Lord Almighty. The plans God makes are wise, and they always succeed.
As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.
At the sight of this, people feel stupid and senseless; those who make idols are disillusioned, because the gods they make are false and lifeless.
You make wise plans and do mighty things; you see everything that people do, and you reward them according to their actions.
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?’”
Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can be judged only on a spiritual basis.