ASV: Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

BBE: Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

DBY: The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

KJV: Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

JPS: Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.

WBS: Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

WEB: Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

YLT: The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool 'is' near ruin.
