Other translations
New Catholic Bible
Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool; the ignorant man regards knowledge only as incoherent talk.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool, and to the ignorant, knowledge is talk that has no meaning.
Good News Translation®
To an ignorant person, wisdom is as useless as a house gone to ruin. He has never even thought about the things he is so sure of.
Wycliffe Bible
As an house destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool; and the cunning (or the knowing) of an unwise man is words that may not be (or that be not able to be) told out [or untellable].
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool, and the knowledge of the ignorant is meaningless talk.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool, and to the ignorant, knowledge is talk that has no meaning.
Common English Bible © 2011
Like a house in disrepair, so is wisdom to the foolish, and the knowledge of ignorant people will not stand up to examination.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool; to the stupid, knowledge is incomprehensible chatter.
Revised Standard Version
Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool, and to the ignorant, knowledge is talk that has no meaning.