10 [a]The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
11 (A)As a dog returns to his own vomit,
(B)So a fool repeats his folly.
12 (C)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:10 Heb. difficult in v. 10; ancient and modern translators differ greatly

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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