unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/26/09.md

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  • 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: :en:ta:vol2: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: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
  • a proverb in the mouth of fools - Translate as you did in en/bible/notes/pro/26/07.
  • hires - "pays to do a job"