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10 [a]As an archer that woundeth all,
So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit,
So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
12 Seest thou a man wise in [b]his own conceit?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:10 Or, A master worker formeth all things; But he that hireth the fool is as one that hireth them that pass by. The Hebrew is obscure.
  2. Proverbs 26:12 Hebrew his own eyes.