Proverbs 26:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Giving honor to a fool is like entangling a stone in the sling.

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Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.

Like snow in summer, like rain in harvest, honor for a fool is out of place.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool hangs limp, like crippled legs.

A thorn stuck in the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Under a slave who becomes king, and a fool who is glutted with food;