Saying 23

Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Proverbs 24:7

A fool does not have wisdom, or he would not be a fool, for the two are considered opposites (Proverbs 11:29; 14:16; 17:24; 29:11). The “gate” was the place of official and legal business where wise men presided (Prov. 31:23). Because he does not have wisdom, the fool will not be one of the elders of his city. Obviously, we do things differently today, to our shame.