Proverbs 17:16⥂
KJV:
Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
BSB:
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Hebrew:
לָמָּה־ זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־ כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־ אָֽיִן׃
LXX:
Greek Text
Topics:
BLINDNESS

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
<to> why? ‏לָ‏‏מָּה‏‏־‏ la.HR mah-HPi L
this ‏זֶּ֣ה‏ zehHTm L
[is] a price ‏מְחִ֣יר‏ me.ChirHNcmsa L
in [the] hand of ‏בְּ‏‏יַד‏‏־‏ be.HR yad-HNcbsc L
a fool ‏כְּסִ֑יל‏ ke.SilHAamsa L
to acquire ‏לִ‏‏קְנ֖וֹת‏ liHR k.NotHVqcc L
wisdom ‏חָכְמָ֣ה‏ chokh.mahHNcfsa L
and [is] heart ‏וְ‏‏לֶב‏‏־‏ ve.HC lev-HNcmsc L
there not ‏אָֽיִן‏‏׃‏ 'A.yinHNcmsa L
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