Hus denotes the sow in the proverb about returning to wallow in mire.

The attested use identifies the sow in a proverb whose washed animal returns to wallow in mire.

1. The sow in a proverb of returning to mire · dominant

   In 2 Peter 2:22, the nominative singular feminine form names the animal in the clause about a sow that, after washing herself, returns to wallow in mire; the APB renders the clause "the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

   2 Peter 2:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:22, the APB presents the animal as "the sow" in the proverb's second comparison.