Bible verse
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 27.
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
KJV
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.
ASV
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
ERV
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s vexation is heavier than them both.
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