{\i As} a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,\par\tab So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
They have stricken me, {\i shalt thou say}, and I was not hurt;\par\tab They have beaten me, and I felt it not:\par\tab When shall I awake?\par\tab I will seek it yet again.\par
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,\par\tab So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
{\i As} an archer that woundeth all,\par\tab So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.