Ben Sira 22:15

15 Sand and salt and a mass of iron is easier to bear than a man without understanding.

Ben Sira 22:15 In-Context

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.

17 A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plastering on the wall of a gallery.