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Proverbs 17:16
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
לָמָּה־ זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־ כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־ אָֽיִן׃
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?