Proverbs 26:8

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Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.

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It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;