Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 26
[As] a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
Sananlaskut 26:9 eri käännöksissä
Englanti
KJV (66 books)
As a thorn goeth up 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.
FBV
A proverb spoken by someone stupid is as ridiculous as a thorn bush waved around by a drunk.
GNV
As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
JPS
As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
LSV
A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, || And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
NASB
Like a thorn that sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
NIV (UK)
Like a thorn-bush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
OJB
As a thornbush goeth up into the yad of a shikkor, so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.
RV
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.
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.
WEB (US)
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.