Translations
Modern
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Traditional
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Literal
Wisdom is high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Latin
Excelsa stulto sapientia; in porta non aperiet os suum.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Notes
Saying 22: Leaders need to be wise (see Proverbs 8:5–6).
This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.