Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 19:12

βέλος πεπηγὸς ἐν μηρῷ σαρκός, οὕτως λόγος ἐν κοιλίᾳ μωροῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word within a fool's belly.

Modern English

A rumor lodged in a fool's belly is like an arrow stuck in someone's thigh.

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