“Vade contra virum stultum, et nescit labia prudentiæ.”
“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.”
“Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.”
“Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.”
“Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.”
Prudence. Thou wilt presently perceive his weakness. Hebrew, “abandon a,” &c. He is not capable of hearing reason: keep at a distance.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.