"As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."
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Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.
As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So `is' he who is giving honour to a fool.