Proverbs 26:10-11
Proverbs 26:10-11 King James Version (KJV)
The great God that formed all things Both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. As a dog returneth to his vomit, So a fool returneth to his folly.
Proverbs 26:10-11 The Message (MSG)
Hire a fool or a drunk and you shoot yourself in the foot. As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.
Proverbs 26:10-11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by. Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Proverbs 26:10-11 New Century Version (NCV)
Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by is like an archer shooting at just anything. A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
Proverbs 26:10-11 American Standard Version (ASV)
As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by. As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
Proverbs 26:10-11 New International Version (NIV)
Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by. As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
Proverbs 26:10-11 New King James Version (NKJV)
The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages. As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
Proverbs 26:10-11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Like a [careless] archer who [shoots arrows wildly and] wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or those who [by chance just] pass by. Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
Proverbs 26:10-11 New Living Translation (NLT)
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random. As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Proverbs 26:10-11 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Like a reckless archer shooting arrows at random is the impatient employer who hires just any fool who comes along— someone’s going to get hurt! Fools are famous for repeating their errors, like dogs are known to return to their vomit.