Proverbs 26:8

Word of Yahweh

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

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Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food;