“A traveled educated person
Knows many things.
One with much experience
Knows what he is talking about.
An inexperienced person
Knows few things.
But he that has traveled
Acquires much cleverness.
I have seen many things
In my travels.
I understand more
Than I can express.
I have often been
In danger of death.
But I have escaped
Because of these experiences.”
Sirach points out the importance of travel for knowledge. The educated well traveled person knows many things. From his experiences, he knows what he is talking about. An inexperienced person only knows a few things. The well traveled person is clever. Then Sirach once again got personal as he said that he had seen many things in his travels. Thus he understands more than he can tell others. He was in danger of death, but he escaped because his experiences helped him out of those situations.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 