Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

Sirach 22:15

Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, are easier to bear, than a man without understanding.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Sand, salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear than a man without understanding.
World English Bible