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Proverbs 26:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

7 [a]A proverb in the mouth of a fool
    hangs limp, like crippled legs.
8 Giving honor to a fool
    is like entangling a stone in the sling.
9 A thorn stuck in the hand of a drunkard
    is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. 26:7–9 Fools either abuse or are unable to use whatever knowledge they have. A thorn: a proverb is “words spoken at the proper time” (25:11). Fools have no sense of the right time; their statements are like thorns that fasten on clothing randomly.
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