Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

藉愚昧人手寄信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受损害。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍断双脚，喝下残暴。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍断双脚，喝下残暴。

靠愚人传信，如同砍断自己的脚，自讨苦吃。

藉愚昧人的手传递信息的，是自断己足，自寻烦恼。

藉着愚昧人的手传送信息的，就是自砍双脚、自讨苦吃。

藉愚昧人手寄信的，是砍斷自己的腳，自受損害。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍斷雙腳，喝下殘暴。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍斷雙腳，喝下殘暴。

靠愚人傳信，如同砍斷自己的腳，自討苦吃。

藉愚昧人的手傳遞信息的，是自斷己足，自尋煩惱。

由愚頑人經手傳話的、是砍斷自己的腳，自己吸飲着強暴。

藉著愚昧人的手傳送信息的，就是自砍雙腳、自討苦吃。

以蠢者傳言、乃自斷其足、必受損傷、

以事託愚人、必致受害、猶如自斷其足、

Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

Sending a message in the hand of a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet,[ and] drinketh damage.

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing.

Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer. They revive the spirit of their employer.

But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed.“ We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!”