Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.
Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
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;