25 There is no light without eyes. There is no wisdom without knowledge. (WEB)
Sirach 3:25
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Sirach 21:17–19
17 The utterance of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation. They will ponder his words in their heart. (WEB) 18 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool. The knowledge of an unwise man is talk without sense. (WEB) 19 Instruction is as fetters on the feet… (WEB)
Epistle to Diognetus 12:3–5
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Testament of Naphtali 1:21–23
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Odes of Solomon 16:14–16
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Sirach 34:9–11
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Sirach 19:21–23
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Ecclesiastes 2:13–15
13 And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness: 14 The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both. 15 So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me.…
2 Baruch 12:1–3
1 But I will say this as I think. And I will speak against thee, O land, which art prospering. (2BA) 2 The noonday does not always burn. Nor do the rays of the sun constantly give light. (2BA) 3 Do not expect [and hope] that thou wilt always be prosperous and rejoicing. And be n… (2BA)
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