Fine things are not fitting for the foolish, nor is it fitting for a servant to rule over princes.
Proverbs 26:8 - 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. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool. 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. 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. |
Fine things are not fitting for the foolish, nor is it fitting for a servant to rule over princes.
In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.