⁸ As he that bindeth an even (stone) in a sling, so is he that giveth kavod to a kesil (fool).

⁹ As a thornbush goeth up into the yad of a shikkor, so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.

¹⁰ Like an archer wounding all, so is he that hireth the kesil (fool), or hireth the passerby.

⁸ As he that bindeth an even (stone) in a sling, so is he that giveth kavod to a kesil (fool).

⁹ As a thornbush goeth up into the yad of a shikkor, so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.

¹⁰ Like an archer wounding all, so is he that hireth the kesil (fool), or hireth the passerby.