Proverbs 26:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ As legs dangle from a disabled person,
    so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.
⁸ Like tying a stone in a sling,
    so is giving respect to a fool.
⁹ Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk,
    so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.