9. Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkardis a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10. Like an archer who wounds everyoneis one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
11. Like a dog that returns to his vomitis a fool who repeats his folly.
12. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!There is a lion in the streets!”
14. As a door turns on its hinges,so does a sluggard on his bed.
15. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.