Proverbs

⁹Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool. ¹⁰[But] like an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or chance passers-by. ¹¹As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly. ¹²Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him. [Prov. 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom. 12:16; Rev. 3:17.] ¹³The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets! [Prov. 22:13.] ¹⁴As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man [move not from his place] upon his bed. ¹⁵The slothful and self-indulgent buries his hand in his bosom; it distresses and wearies him to bring it again to his mouth. [Prov. 19:24.]