Sirach 21:17-19

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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.