3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
3 A stone is heavy,
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
3 Carrying a log across your shoulders while you're hefting a boulder with your arms Is nothing compared to the burden of putting up with a fool.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:3
Commentary on Proverbs 27:3-4
(Read Proverbs 27:3-4)
Those who have no command of their passions, sink under the load.