to be like a fool brayed in a mortar
Spanish translation: ser como un necio machacado en el mortero
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aunque machaques al necio en el mortero... Explanation: Hola Paul, Dice la Biblia: "aunque machaques al necio en el mortero, (entre el grano, con el pilón), no se apartará de él su necedad." Proverbios 27:22 NKJV ¿Va por ahí la cosa? ¿O nada que ver? Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-27 05:42:26 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- La versión en español la tomé de: \"Biblia de Jerusalén\" Desclee De Brouwer Bilbao ISBN: 84-330-0022-5 Aquí, esta otra versión en inglés: \"Though you should pound the fool to bits [with the pestle, amid the grits in a mortar], his folly would not go out of him.\" Proverbs 27:22 The Holy Bible Abradale Press, Inc. New York, 1959 |
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