1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Proverbs 26:11 *As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.

2 Peter 2:22.
Dog. This is the only animal which is known to do so. St. 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," etc., taken from Ecclesiasticus 4:25. (Calmet)