Holy Scripture
Proverbs 24:7
A church father on this verse
“Wisdom is high for a fool, etc. A fool cannot attain wisdom. For it is high from him who lies in the depths of vices; who even if he thinks he has some knowledge now, at the gate of the city, that is, at the exit of this life, he will find that he knew nothing.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
7Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: The wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,
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5A wise man is better than a strong man; And a man who has prudence than a large estate.
6War is carried on with generalship, And aid is supplied to the heart of a counselor.
— Proverbs 24:7 —
8But deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.
9The fool also dies in sins; And uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.