11
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
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Verse 11. Dog. This is the only animal which is known to do so. Saint Peter uses this comparison to deter any from renouncing the faith; as the Fathers do, to shew the misery attending a relapse. Septuagint here add, “there is a confusion,” and so forth taken from Sirach 4:25. Calmet.
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