10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
11 Like (A)a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who (B)repeats [b]his folly.
12 Do you see a man (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 he who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
  2. Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his