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Like the legs which hang limp on the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like [a]one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives glory to a fool.
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 26:8 Lit the binding of

Like the useless legs of one who is lame
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(A)
Like tying a stone in a sling
    is the giving of honor to a fool.(B)
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(C)

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