В-35

ЛЕГЧЕ ВЕРБЛЮДУ ПРОЙТИ СКВОЗЬ (В) ИГОЛЬНОЕ УШКО (, чем (нежели)...) (main clause in а compar complex sent) it would be easier to accomplish the impossible (than to accomplish the action in question which, presumably, should be possible)

it is easier for a camel to pass (go) through the eye of a needle (than...).

...Легче верблюду пройти в угольное ушко, чем тюрзаку-террористу получить пропуск на члена семьи (для въезда на Колыму) (Гинзбург 2). It was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who had been imprisoned as a terrorist to obtain a permit for a relative (to come to Kolyma) (2a).

From the Bible: aIt is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" (Matt. 19:24 etal.).