Ben Sira 22:14

14 What is heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?

Ben Sira 22:14 In-Context

12 Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.
13 Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries; depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.
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 established by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
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