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One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

Proverbs 26:6 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનીતિવચનો ૨૬:૬
જે કોઈ મૂર્ખ માણસની મારફતે સંદેશો મોકલે છે તે પોતાના પગ કાપી નાખે છે અને તે નુકસાન વહોરે છે.
हिन्दीनीतिवचन २६:६
जो मूर्ख के हाथ से सन्देशा भेजता है, वह मानो अपने पाँव में कुल्हाड़ा मारता और विष पीता है।

In context

4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

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