Proverbs 26:10

Modern

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

Traditional

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

Literal

An archer piercing anything, so is hiring a fool or hiring those passing by.

Latin

Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.

Hebrew

English

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

A fool or bystander might be lazy (see Proverbs 10:4–6) or incompetent (see 26:6–7). Employers should be cautious!

Romans 2:6
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
Proverbs 11:31
If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!