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Giving honor to a foolish person
    is like tying a stone in a slingshot.

A wise saying spoken by a fool
    is like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.

10 Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by
    is like an archer shooting at just anything.

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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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As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

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