Proverbs 26:9-11

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁹ A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a stick with thorns,
brandished by^[a] the hand of a drunkard.
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.^(A)