A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

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Stone is heavy and sand(A) a burden,
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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22 Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.(A)

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22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
    grinding them like grain with a pestle,
    you will not remove their folly from them.

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