KJVAs a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Asa thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. XXVI. Proper Treatment of Fools. 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. Note, 1. It is too common a thing for honour to be given to fools, who are utterly…