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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.

10 Like an archer who wounds at random
    is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,(A)
    so fools repeat their folly.(B)
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(C)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(D)

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