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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh violence.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence].
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Sending messages with a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.
Telling a message to a fool and sending him out is like cutting off one’s feet and drinking violence.
Sending a message by a fool is like chopping off your foot just to spite yourself.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.
He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.
Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are only asking for trouble.
If you send a message with a fool, there will be trouble. It would be better to cut off your own feet!
It is like cutting off your own feet or drinking violence when a person sends messages in the hand of a fool.
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking ·poison [L violence].
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool, is as he that cutteth off the feet, and drinketh iniquity.
Whoever uses a fool to send a message cuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself.
If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.
The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Don’t send a message by a foolish person. That would be like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
¶ He that gives responsibility to one who is not able to carry it out is like him that sends a message by the hand of a fool, and he shall drink the damage.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends words by the hand of a fool.
Like cutting off feet or drinking violence, so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
To trust a rebel to convey a message is as foolish as cutting off your feet and drinking poison!
You’re only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks violence.
Whoever uses a fool to send a message cuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself.
Those who send messages by a fool cut off their feet; they drink down violence.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
Like cutting off one’s foot or submitting to violence is sending a message by a fool.
Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
Sending a message in the hand of a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
He who sends a letter by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and brings trouble upon himself.
Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool.
It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool.
It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool.
It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool.
He that sendeth a message by the yad of a kesil (fool) cutteth off the raglayim, and drinketh chamas.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand.
Like someone who cuts off his feet or drinks to his ruin, so is the one who uses a fool to pass on his message.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
(As) An halting man in feet, and drinking wickedness, that is, drink harmful to himself, (is) he that sendeth words by a fond messenger. (Like a person who is lame, and like someone who drinketh a drink that is harmful to himself, is he who sendeth words by a foolish messenger.)
He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
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