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Like useless legs to one who cannot walk, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
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American Standard Version
The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Christian Standard Bible
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.
English Standard Version
Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
New International Version
Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
New King James Version
Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
New Living Translation
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
World English Bible
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.