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Douay-Rheims
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A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
King James
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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Louis Second
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Commettre le crime paraît un jeu à l'insensé, Mais la sagesse appartient à l'homme intelligent
Martin Luther
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Ein Narr treibt Mutwillen und hat's noch dazu seinen Spott; aber der Mann ist weise, der drauf merkt.
Vulgate
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quasi per risum stultus operatur scelus sapientia autem est viro prudentia

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


quasi : as if, just as, just as if, as it were /a sort of.
per : (prefix to an adjective) very, excessively, quite.
per : (+ acc.) (of time) throughout, during, in the course of.
per : (+ acc.) (of space) through, along, over / in the presence of.
per : (+ acc.) (cause) because of, on account of.
per : (+ acc.) (means/instrument) through, with, by, by means of.
stultus : foolish /a fool.
scelus : crime, sin, evil deed, wickedness.
scelus : accursed deed, wickedness, calamity.
sapientia : wisdom.
autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.
prudentia : foresight, wisdom, discretion.
prudentia : practical judgment, discretion.