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Proverbs 26:10
As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
Proverbs 26:10 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 26:10 in other translations
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
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In context
7 The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9 As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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.
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