Proverbs 26:8-10

The Voice

⁸ Like one who ties a stone in his slingshot,
    so is one who honors a fool.
⁹ Like a thorn in the hand of a drunkard,
    so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
¹⁰ Like an archer who shoots at random and injures everyone,
    so is a person who hires a fool or someone off the street.^[a]