Sirach 6:20-22

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²⁰She seems very harsh to the undisciplined;
    fools cannot remain with her.
²¹She will be like a heavy stone to test them,
    and they will not delay in casting her aside.
²²For wisdom is like her name;
    she is not readily perceived by many.

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