That is, "To give honor to the fool is like binding a stone in a sling; you cannot throw it." In each case, you misapply and therefore waste. Other…

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling... — that is, the stone is soon gone from the sling and seen no more, so honour and a fool soon part…

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling That so fastens it to it that it cannot be slung out of it, it becomes useless and …

Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honor. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.