# Sirach 21:14

**Apocrypha.** Not part of the 66-book Protestant canon. Catholic and Orthodox churches accept these books as deuterocanonical.

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- Edition: kjv-apocrypha
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach/21/14
- Book: [Sirach](https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach)
- Chapter: [Sirach 21](https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach/21)
- Background: https://apologetics.wiki/apocrypha/sirach#background-and-history
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The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth.