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Ecclesiasticus 21:15

“If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.”
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Other Translations of Ecclesiasticus 21:15

If a skilfull man heare a wise word, hee will commend it, and adde vnto it: but assoone as one of no vnderstanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behinde his backe.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ecclesiasticus chapter 21

But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil : and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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