Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Explaining something to a fool is like explaining it to a sleepy person; when you have finished, he'll say, "What was that again?" Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep. Sirach 22:6A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time. Sirach 22:7 He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together. Sirach 22:9 He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this? Sirach 22:10 Weep for the dead, for his light hath failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding faileth. Context Sirach 22…7He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together. 8He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep. 9He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this?… Cross References Sirach 22:6 A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time. Sirach 22:7 He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together. Sirach 22:9 He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this? Sirach 22:10 Weep for the dead, for his light hath failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding faileth. |
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