Better: “As a thorn which is lifted up in the hand of the drunkard” etc. As such a weapon so used may do mischief to the man himself or to others, so may the sharp, keen-edged proverb when used by one who does not understand it.
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Proverbs 26:9
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.