Delight is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 26:8 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool. 更多版本Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool. American Standard Version (1901) As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool. Common English Bible Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool. Catholic Public Domain Version Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish. 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. English Standard Version 2016 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool. |
Delight is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.