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Ben Sira 21
Ben Sira 21:20
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Ben Sira 21:20
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A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter; but a wise man doth scarce smile a little.
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Ben Sira 21:20 In-Context
18
As is a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.
19
Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.
20
A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter; but a wise man doth scarce smile a little.
21
Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.
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A foolish man's foot is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience is ashamed of him.
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