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Proverbs 26:16
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
Proverbs 26:16 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 26:16 in other translations
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
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In context
13 The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
15 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
16 The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
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