Though you bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness will not depart from him (גַּם אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ אֶת הָאֱוִיל לֹא תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ)
Though you bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness will not depart from him (גַּם אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ אֶת הָאֱוִיל לֹא תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ)

Though you bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness will not depart from him

A proverb stating that a fool’s nature cannot be corrected or changed. "If someone is foolish, it is for a long time."

(“If you crush a fool in a mortar, among the crushed grain with a pestle, his foolishness will not depart from him.” — Book of Proverbs 27:22 And likewise: “And some of the fair ones will by nature be adulterous; their foolishness will not depart from them, even if you crush them among the crushed grain.” — Immanuel of Rome, Tzintzenet HaMan ve-Egel Yarovam)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גַּם אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ אֶת הָאֱוִיל לֹא תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

פִּתְגָּם לְפִיו אֵין תַּקָּנָה לַטִּפֵּשׁ וּמַצָּבוֹ בִּלְתִּי נִתָּן לְשִׁנּוּי. "אִם מִישֶׁהוּ טִפֵּשׁ- זֶה לְהַרְבֵּה זְמַן".

("אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ אֶת הָאֱוִיל בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּעֱלִי לֹא תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ"- מִשְׁלֵי כז כב, וְכֵן:"וּקְצָת מִן הַיָּפוֹת/ תִּהְיֶינָה בַּטֶּבַע נוֹאֲפוֹת/ לֹא תָּסוּר מֵעֲלֵיהֶם אִוַּלְתָּם, אִם תִּכְתְּשֵׁם בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת"- עִמָּנוּאֵל הָרוֹמִי (הַמֵּאָה הי"ג)/ צִנְצֶנֶת הַמָּן וְעֵגֶל יָרָבְעָם)

Keyword

To err is human, and mistakes happen.

We would be happy to receive your comments, corrections, and suggestions for improvement. If you notice any mistakes, please let us know.

Contact Us

Share

Search Expression

    Click a letter below to find expressions that start with that letter.

    Might Interest You