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The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn`t know how to go to the city.
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A Proverb for Incompetence
Commentators agree that “not knowing how to go to the city” was a proverbial saying for extreme incompetence. The fool exhausts himself and others with pointless labor because he lacks the common sense to handle even the most basic, straightforward tasks, making his efforts frustrating and useless.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The sense is: “The fool wearies himself with ineffectual attempts; he does not have sufficient knowledge for the transaction of ordinary business.”…
19th Century
Anglican
To go to the city.—This is evidently a proverbial expression; “is not able to find his way on a plain road.” ().
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The labour of the foolish wearies everyone of them. The labour of fools, both in speaking and doing, weary those who have…
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