Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 10:12
A church father on this verse
“"The words of a wise man win favour, but a fool's lips devour him. "Foolishness, if it is happy in its rusticity, will know less evil. But now he wages war against wisdom, and whatever prudence he sees in a learned man, he does not take to be incited by enthusiasm. For a wise man speaks words of knowledge, words of th…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
12The words of a wise mouth are gracious: But the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
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10If the axe-head should fall off, Then the man troubles his countenance, And he must put forth more strength: And in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
11If a serpent bite when there is no charmer’s whisper, Then there is no advantage to the charmer.
— Ecclesiastes 10:12 —
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: And the end of his talk mischievous madness.
14A fool moreover multiplies words: Man knows not what has been, nor what will be: Who shall tell him what will come after him?