Proverbs 26:8

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

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

By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

As a lame man hath fair legs in vain: so a parable is unseemly in the mouth of fools.

As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.