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523 B
523 B
A thornbush held in the hand of a drunk
A drunk cannot control his motions, so will injure himself and others when he holds a thornbush. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
is like a proverb in the mouth of a fool
The writer compares the danger a drunk person with a thornbush can be to the proverb a fool will use wrongly. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
a proverb in the mouth of fools
Translate as you did in Proverbs 26:7.
hires
"pays to do a job"