Что колючий тёрн в руке пьяного, то притча в устах глупцов.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.