A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
    but (A)a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

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A stone is heavy and sand weighs much,
    but the nuisance of fools is heavier than both.

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22 (A)Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
    along with crushed grain,
    yet his folly will not depart from him.

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22 Even if you grind fools in a mortar,
    even grinding them along with the grain,
    their folly won’t be driven from them.

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