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As he that binds the stone in the sling, so is he that gives honour to a fool.

As thorns sunk into the hand of one who is drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

10 ¶ The great God that formed all things rewards both the fool and transgressors.

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Like tying a stone in a sling
    is the giving of honor to a fool.(A)
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(B)
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
    is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

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