Proverbs 26:7

Are not equal. Apparently from the Hebrew root dalah, “to draw [water]” (see Ex. 2:19). But the meaning here is difficult. Some suggest that dalah should be rendered “hang loose,” or “hang down [helpless].” There was a form of deformity in the East in which the legs were thin, twisted, and utterly useless.

The repeating of parables was a favorite pastime in Palestine, and a man’s wisdom was often displayed in such storytelling contests. A fool would be likely to miss the point of the story or tell it in so lame a manner that it failed of its effect.