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

Proverbs 26:7 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનીતિવચનો ૨૬:૭
મૂર્ખના મુખેથી અપાતી શિખામણ પક્ષઘાતથી પીડાતા પગ જેવી છે.
हिन्दीनीतिवचन २६:७
जैसे लँगड़े के पाँव लड़खड़ाते हैं, वैसे ही मूर्खों के मुँह में नीतिवचन होता है।

In context

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.

9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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