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as_a_dog_returns_to_his_vomit,_so_a_fool_repeats_his_folly
as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly
English
Proverb
as
a
dog
returns
to
his
vomit
,
so
a
fool
repeats
his
folly
Foolish
people repeatedly do foolish things.
Etymology
1611,
King James Version of the Bible
,
Book of Proverbs
,
26:11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Originally from
Hebrew
:
ככלב שב על־קאו כסיל שונה באולתו׃
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