Parallel PRO 26:9

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BSB Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard
⇔ is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

OEB Like a thorn-stick brandished by a drunken man
⇔ is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

WEB Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
⇔ so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

NET Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
 ⇔ so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

LSV A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard,
And an allegory in the mouth of fools.

FBV A proverb spoken by someone stupid is as ridiculous as a thorn bush waved around by a drunk.

T4T  ⇔ If a drunk person waves some thorns/brambles with his hand,
⇔ he is not able to accomplish anything useful by doing that (OR, he does not feel it when a thorn sticks in his hand);
 ⇔ similarly, if foolish people speak [MTY] proverbs,
⇔ they do not help anyone who hears them.

LEB  • Like a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

BBE Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

ASV As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
 ⇔ So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

DRA As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

YLT A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

DBY [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

RV As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.

WBS As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.

KJB As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  (As a thorn goeth/goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.)

BB As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
  (As is a thorne in the hand of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.)

GNV As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
  (As a thorne standing up in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.)

CB A parable in a fooles mouth, is like a thorne yt pricketh a droncken man in ye hande.
  (A parable in a fooles mouth, is like a thorne it pricketh a droncken man in ye/you_all hande.)

WYC As if a thorn growith in the hond of a drunkun man; so a parable in the mouth of foolis.
  (As if a thorn growith in the hand of a drunkun man; so a parable in the mouth of foolis.)

LUT Ein Spruch in eines Narren Mund ist wie ein Dornzweig, der in eines Trunkenen Hand sticht.
  (Ein Spruch in eines Narren Mund is like a Dornzweig, the in eines Trunkenen Hand sticht.)

CLV Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
  (Quomodo when/but_if spina nascatur in by_hand temulenti, so parabola in ore stultorum.)

BRN Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.

BrLXX Ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου, δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων.
  (Akanthai fuontai en ⱪeiri methusou, douleia de en ⱪeiri tōn afronōn.)