10
For the Lord has made you to drink a spirit of deep sleep; and he shall close their eyes, and of their prophets and of their rulers, who see secret things.
11
And all these things shall be to you as the words of this sealed book, which if they shall give to a learned man, saying, Read this, he shall then say, I cannot read , for it is sealed.
12
And this book shall be given into the hands of a man that is unlearned, and shall say to him, Read this; and he shall say, I am not learned.
13
And the Lord has said, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.
14
Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.