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A thorn stuck in the hand of a drunkard
    is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 An archer wounding all who pass by
    is anyone who hires a drunken fool.
11 As dogs return to their vomit,
    so fools repeat their folly.(A)

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Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(A)
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,(B)
    so fools repeat their folly.(C)

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