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{Proverbs 26:8} As he that bindeth 6887 y6872 z8675 z8800 a stone 68 in a sling, 4773 so x3651 [is] he that giveth 5414 z8802 honour 3519 to a fool. 3684
bindeth a stone in a sling:
Heb. putteth a precious stone in a heap of stones, This probably refers, as Coverdale understands it, to the custom of throwing a stone to the heap under which a criminal was buried. So the Vulgate, Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii; ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem, "As he who throws a stone to Mercury's heap, so is he who gives honour to a fool." Mercury was a heathen god of highways; and stones were erected in different parts to guide the traveller: hence those lines of Dr. Young,
"Death stands like Mercuries in every way;
And kindly points us to our journey's end."
so:
"As snowª in summer,ª and as rainª in harvest,ª so¹ honourª is not¹ seemlyª for a fool.ª" {Prv 26:1} + "Delightª is not¹ seemlyª for a fool;ª much less¹ for¹ a servantª to have ruleª° over princes.ª" {Prv 19:10} + "For¹ a servantª when¹ he reigneth;ª° and a foolª when¹ he is filledª° with meat;ª" {Prv 30:22}

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