Proverbs 26:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ A fool with words of wisdom
is like an athlete
    with legs that can't move.^[a]
8 Are you going to honor a fool?
Why not shoot a slingshot
    with the rock tied tight?
⁹ A thornbush waved around
    in the hand of a drunkard
is no worse than a proverb
    in the mouth of a fool.