Proverbs 26:9-11

Good News Translation

⁹ A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.

¹⁰ An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.^[a]

^11 (A)A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.