16
As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
14
What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?
15
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
16
As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
17
A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
18
Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.