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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth.
- WEB
- The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel. He will hold no knowledge.
- DRC21:17
- The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.
- LXXE
- The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔγκατα μωροῦ ὡς ἀγγεῖον συντετριμμένον, καὶ πᾶσαν γνῶσιν οὐ κρατήσει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:17 in some Bibles
- 21:14 in most Bibles