Good News Translation
Listening to a foolish person talk is like traveling with a heavy load on your back, but it is a pleasure to hear what intelligent people have to say.

New Revised Standard Version
A fool’s chatter is like a burden on a journey, but delight is found in the speech of the intelligent.

Contemporary English Version
Listening to a fool is tiring, like carrying a heavy backpack on a journey, but listening to someone smart is refreshing.

New American Bible
A fool’s chatter is like a load on a journey, but delight is to be found on the lips of the intelligent.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.

The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.

Sirach 21:14
He that is not wise in good, will not be taught.

Sirach 21:15
But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.

Sirach 21:17
The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.

Sirach 21:18
A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back.