Proverbs 26:8 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁸ 5 The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.

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⁸ As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

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⁸ Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.

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⁸ As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

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⁸ Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.

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⁸ Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.

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⁸ As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

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7 He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.

As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

4 As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

6 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

9 There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily: