10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.
11 Like (A)a dog that returns to its vomit,
So is a fool who (B)repeats [b]his foolishness.
12 Do you see a person (C)wise in his own eyes?
(D)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
  2. Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his

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