The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure; and he that hath little… — Ben Sira
The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure; and he that hath little business shall become wise.
In the original Greek
Σοφία γραμματέως ἐν εὐκαιρίᾳ σχολῆς, καὶ ὁ ἐλασσούμενος πράξει αὐτοῦ σοφισθήσεται.
175 BC
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The Bible: Authorized King James Version, edited by Robert Carroll and Stephen Prickett. Oxford University Press, 2008. (Ecclesiastus 38:24).
Original citation
The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastus 38:24).
