ne.tel denotes weight in a comparison where a fool’s vexation is said to be heavier than stone and sand.

The attested use denotes weight as a measure in a comparison: Proverbs 27:3 sets the weight of stone and sand beside the greater heaviness of a fool’s vexation.

1. Weight in a comparative saying · dominant

   In Proverbs 27:3, the masculine singular construct noun occurs in the clause comparing stone and sand with a fool’s vexation. The APB renders the verse, “Stone has weight and sand has weight, yet the vexation of a fool is heavier than both.”

   Proverbs 27:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 27:3, the APB presents the comparison with “weight” for stone and sand and “heavier” for the fool’s vexation.