Catholic Public Domain Version
"Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him. "
— Proverbs 27:22, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. ”
“Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.”
“If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.”
“Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.”
“Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.”
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable.
In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.