He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off feet, drinks damage.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage. [Prov. 13:17.]
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
Sending messages with a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.
Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
A messenger that is wrong falls into evil, But a trustworthy envoy is a healing.
Like the cold of snow in time of harvest Is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the life of his masters.
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he become wise in his own eyes.
The legs of the lame hang limp So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.”