Parallel PRO 26:9

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

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

Moff No Moff 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.

Drby [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.

Wbstr As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

KJB-1769 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. )

KJB-1611 As a thorne goeth vp into the hand of a drunkard; so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
   (As a thorn goeth/goes up into the hand of a drunkard; so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.)

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

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

Cvdl 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 thorn it pricketh a droncken man in ye/you_all hand.)

Wycl 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.)

Luth Ein Spruch in eines Narren Mund ist wie ein Dornzweig, der in eines Trunkenen Hand sticht.
   (A Spruch in one Narren Mund is like a Dornzweig, the/of_the in one Trunkenen hand sticht.)

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

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