Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLike cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. Young's Literal Translation He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. King James Bible He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage. Hebrew Like cutting offמְקַצֶּ֣ה (mə·qaṣ·ṣeh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7096: To cut off, to destroy, to scrape off one’s own feet רַ֭גְלַיִם (raḡ·la·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda or drinking שֹׁתֶ֑ה (šō·ṯeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe violence חָמָ֣ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain is the sending שֹׁלֵ֖חַ (šō·lê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out of a message דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause by the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of a fool. כְּסִֽיל׃ (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool |