The legs of the lame hang loose;\par\tab So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
{\i As} a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,\par\tab So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool;\par\tab Much less do lying lips a prince.
So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them:\par\tab All that see them shall wag the head.
And he said unto them, {\cf6 Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.}
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool\par\tab Cutteth off {\i his own} feet, {\i and} drinketh in damage.
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,\par\tab So is he that giveth honor to a fool.