Proverbs 26:10–14

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,

so fools repeat their folly.

12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for them.

13 A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,

a fierce lion roaming the streets!”

14 As a door turns on its hinges,

so a sluggard turns on his bed.

10 Like an archer who wounds everyone

is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.

11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit

is a fool who repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 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.

10 The great God that formed all things

Both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

11 As a dog returneth to his vomit,

So a fool returneth to his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way;

A lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges,

So doth the slothful upon his bed.

10 The great God who formed everything

Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.

11 As a dog returns to his own vomit,

So a fool repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!

A fierce lion is in the streets!”

14 As a door turns on its hinges,

So does the lazy man on his bed.

10 Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by

is like an archer shooting at just anything.

11 A fool who repeats his foolishness

is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.

12 There is more hope for a foolish person

than for those who think they are wise.

13 The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road!

There’s a lion in the streets!”

14 Like a door turning back and forth on its hinges,

the lazy person turns over and over in bed.

10 As an archer that woundeth all,

So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit,

So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;

A lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon its hinges,

So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

10 A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.

11 As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.

12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

14 As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.

10 ⸤Like⸥ many people who destroy everything, 

so is one who hires fools or drifters. 

11 As a dog goes back to its vomit, 

⸤so⸥ a fool repeats his stupidity. 

12 Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? 

There is more hope for a fool than for him. 

13 A lazy person says, 

“There’s a ferocious lion out on the road! 

There’s a lion loose in the streets!” 

14 ⸤As⸥ a door turns on its hinges, 

so the lazy person turns on his bed. 

10 The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by

is like an archer who wounds everyone.

11 As a dog returns to its vomit,

so a fool repeats his foolishness.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—

a lion in the public square!”

14 A door turns on its hinges,

and a slacker, on his bed.

10 Like an archer who wounds everybody

is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.

11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit

is a fool who reverts to his folly.

12 Do you see people wise in their own eyes?

There is more hope for fools than for them.

13 The lazy person 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 lazy person in bed.

10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,

so is he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.

11 Like a dog returning to his vomit

is a fool reverting to his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 A lazy person says “A lion is in the road!

A lion among the streets!”

14 The door turns on its hinge,

and a lazy person on his bed.

10 Anyone who hires a foolish person or someone who is passing by

is like a person who shoots arrows at just anybody.

11 A foolish person who does the same foolish things again

is like a dog that returns to where it has thrown up.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a foolish person than for him.

13 A person who doesn’t want to work says, “There’s a lion in the road!

There’s an angry lion wandering in the streets!”

14 A person who doesn’t want to work turns over in bed

just like a door that swings back and forth.

10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,

So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit

Is a fool who repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!

A lion is in the open square!”

14 As the door turns on its hinges,

So does the sluggard on his bed.