Like a dogthat returnsto its vomitIs a foolwho repeatshis folly.
But when Pharaohsawthat there was relief,he hardenedhis heartand did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
"They struckme, [but] I did not becomeill;They beatme, [but] I did not know[it]. Whenshall I awake?I will seekanotherdrink."
[Like] an archerwho woundseveryone,So is he who hiresa foolor who hiresthose who passby.
Thoughyou pounda foolin a mortarwith a pestlealongwith crushedgrain,[Yet] his foolishnesswill not departfrom him.
For allthe tablesare fullof filthyvomit,withouta [single clean] place.
"Thenit goesand takes alongwith it sevenotherspiritsmore wickedthan itself,and they goin and livethere;and the laststate of that manbecomesworsethan the first.That is the wayit will alsobe with thisevilgeneration."
It has happenedto them according to the true proverb,"A DOGRETURNSTO ITS OWNVOMIT,"and, "A sow,after washing,[returns] to wallowingin the mire."
