Like one who binds the stone in the sling
    is (A)one who gives honor to a fool.
Like (B)a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
    is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone
    is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:10 Or hires a fool or passersby

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