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Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom when he has no sense?

This rhetorical question emphasizes that the fool should not do this. This question may be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "A fool should not pay money to learn about wisdom because he does not have any sense." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)

sense

Possible meanings are 1) desire to learn wisdom or 2) ability to learn wisdom.