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He who sends a message by the hand of a [a]fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage.(A)

Like the legs of a lame man which hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.

Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:6 See footnote on Proverbs 14:3.

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