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Even if you crush a fool ... yet his foolishness will not leave him

This means that even if a fool is made to suffer hardship or pain (being crushed is often a metaphor for suffering in Hebrew), he will remain foolish. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

pestle

a hard tool with a rounded end, used for crushing things in a bowl (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown)