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.
KJV
Sirach 22:18
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.
Parallel Translations
Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool can’t stand against any fear.
Fences set on a high place will not stand against the wind; so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear.
As reedes that are set vp on hie, can not abide the winde, so the fearcful heart with foolish imaginacion can indure no feare.