Proverbs 26:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Are you going to honour a fool? Why not shoot a slingshot with the stone tied tight?

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It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule in place of a king.

Expecting snow in summer and rain in the dry season makes more sense than honouring a fool.

A fool with words of wisdom is like an athlete with legs that can't move.

A thorn bush waved around in the hand of a drunkard is no worse than a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

a slave who becomes king, a fool who eats too much,