It is like binding a stone in a sling to give honor to a fool.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.
Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
The legs of a lame person hang limp; so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
a slave when he becomes king and a fool when glutted with food,