Wisdom of Sirach 21:18 (Brenton): As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: And the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 21:18
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- ὡς hos As as, like as conjunction G5613
- οἶκος oikos house a house, household noun, Nom Sing Masc G3624
- ἠφανισμένος ephanismenos destroyed cause to disappear, I hide verb, Perf Mid Part Nom Sing Masc G853
- οὕτως houtos so thus, so adverb G3779
- μωρῷ moro stupid, foolish adjective, Dat Sing Masc G3474
- σοφία sophia wisdom wisdom noun, Nom Sing Fem G4678
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- γνῶσις gnosis knowledge knowledge, doctrine noun, Nom Sing Fem G1108
- ἀσυνέτου asunetou unwise unintelligent, unwise adjective, Gen Sing Masc G801
- ἀδιεξέταστοι adiexetastoi that will not stand up to examination adjective, Nom Plur Masc Source ID G467150
- λόγοι logoi talk a word, speech noun, Nom Plur Masc G3056
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