Proverbs 26:8

Modern

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Traditional

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Literal

Binding up a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

Latin

Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.

Hebrew

English

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Proverbs 30:22
…a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
Proverbs 19:10
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!