Proverbs 26:10-19

English Standard Version

¹⁰ Like an archer who wounds everyone
    is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.^[a]
11 Like ^(A)a dog that returns to his vomit
    is ^(B)a fool who repeats his folly.
¹² Do you see a man who is ^(C)wise in his own eyes?
    ^(D)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
^13 (E)The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
    There is a lion in the streets!”
¹⁴ As a door turns on its hinges,
    so does a sluggard on his bed.
^15 (F)The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
¹⁶ The sluggard is ^(G)wiser in his own eyes
    ^(H)than seven men who can answer sensibly.
¹⁷ Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
    is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
¹⁸ Like a madman who throws ^(I)firebrands, arrows, and death
¹⁹ is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”