Knowledge as a bad thing In the Dhammapada there is a verse that says "To his own ruin the fool seeks knowledge, for it cleaves his head and destroys his innate goodness". Is there a distinction between wisdom and knowledge? It seems to me that seeking knowledge would be a good thing unless maybe you didn't do anything good with that knowledge. Please elucidate. Thank you.
I have attempted to examine the Pali in this verse. The key word appears to be 'ñattaṃ', which is said to mean 'intellectual faculty' rather than good knowledge (Ñāṇa). 


  Ñatta
  (nt.) [nomen agentis from jānāti] the intellectual faculty,
  intelligence .


Therefore, this foolishness would not only apply to religion (such as religious people that seek worldly fame &amp; material benefits from religion) but also to the worldly intellect in general (such as scientists, politicians &amp; criminals that use their intellectual faculty to create harmful &amp; destructive things &amp; schemes).