Ben Sira 21:17

17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.

Ben Sira 21:17 In-Context

15 But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil : and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.
16 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.
17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.
18 A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back.
19 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found.
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