3 Nephi 7:8
1830 Edition
And thus six years had not passed away, since the more part of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.—
Influences
2 Peter 2:22 (KJV)
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Changes
And thus six years had not passed away, since the more part of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.—
Simple English
Six years had passed since most of the people had turned away from doing right. They were like a dog that returns to its vomit or like a pig that goes back to rolling in the mud.
Paraphrase
In just six years, most of the people had abandoned their righteousness, like a dog returning to its vomit or a pig wallowing back into the mud.