Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
Proverbs 30:2 - Revised Standard Version Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Surely I am too brutish and stupid to be called a man, and I have not the understanding of a man [for all my secular learning is as nothing]. American Standard Version (1901) Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; Common English Bible Actually, I’m too stupid to be human, a man without understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version "I am the most foolish among men, and the wisdom of men is not with me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me. |
Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
The words of Agur son of Jakeh of Massa. The man says to Ithi-el, to Ithi-el and Ucal:
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols; for his images are false, and there is no breath in them.
Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brethren: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in,
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
If any one imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.