Proverbs 27:3

New American Standard Bible

³A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

Proverbs 27:3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

²²Though you ^(A)pound the fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
His foolishness still will not leave him.

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

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)