Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:18

χάρακες ἐπὶ μετεώρου κείμενοι κατέναντι ἀνέμου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνωσιν· οὕτως καρδία δειλὴ ἐπὶ διανοήματος μωροῦ κατέναντι παντὸς φόβου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ.
King James Version (KJV)

Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.

Modern English

Loose stones stacked on a high place will never withstand the wind — so a fearful heart caught up in a fool's imagination cannot withstand any real threat.

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