Proverbs 27:22

אִם תִּכְתּ֣וֹשׁ אֶת הָ֭אֱוִיל בַּמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ בְּת֥וֹךְ הָ֝רִיפ֗וֹת בָּעֱלִ֥י לֹ֣א תָס֣וּר מֵעָלָ֣יו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃

ʾim tiktvosh ʾet haʾeviyl bamaktesh btvok hariypvot baʿeliy loʾ tasvr meʿalayv ʾivaltvo

King James Version (KJV)

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Modern English

Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.