Proverbiorum 26:8
Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
Vulgata Clementina
In The King James Version
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
In Context
7Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
9Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:1Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.