And small are the minds of men;

Though all men are not | equal in wisdom,

Yet half-wise only are all.

[a]54]. A measure of wisdom | each man shall have,

But never too much let him know;

The fairest lives | do those men live

Whose wisdom wide has grown.

[55]. A measure of wisdom | each man shall have,

But never too much let him know;

For the wise man’s heart | is seldom happy,