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A stone is heavy,
    and sand is a burden;
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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

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22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
    yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

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22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
    along with crushed grain,
    but the folly will not be driven out.(A)

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