Sirach 22:8

Greek scribe, Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, 4th century · Public domainGreek scribe, Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, 4th century

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Sirach 22:8 (WEB)
He who teaches a fool is as one who teaches a man who slumbers. In the end he will say, “What is it?”

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Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor I.8Book I
““For teaching a fool is gluing a potsherd; and sharpening to sense a hopeless blockhead is bringing earth to sensation.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xxii. 6–8.
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