And you will say: "They have beaten me, but I did not feel pain. They have dragged me, and I did not realize it. When will I awaken and find more wine?"
Proverbs 26:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool. American Standard Version (1901) As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. Common English Bible Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. English Standard Version 2016 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
And you will say: "They have beaten me, but I did not feel pain. They have dragged me, and I did not realize it. When will I awaken and find more wine?"
Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.