愚ぐ者しゃ一いっ得とく

expression

even a fool may sometimes give good counsel

A yojijukugo proverb meaning that even a foolish person can occasionally have a good idea or give useful advice. Often used humbly about one's own suggestion.

• 愚ぐ者しゃ一いっ得とくということもありますから、私わたしの意い見けんも聞きいてください。

  As the saying goes, even a fool may sometimes give good counsel, so please hear my opinion as well.

• 彼かれの提てい案あんは愚ぐ者しゃ一いっ得とくで、意い外がいと役やくに立たった。

  His suggestion, though from an unlikely source, turned out to be surprisingly useful—truly a case of even a fool having a good idea.