Proverbs 26:8

A Conservative Version

As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.

For a servant when he is king, and a fool when he is filled with food,

Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.

The legs of a lame man hang loose. So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

[As] a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.