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Proverbs 26:14
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
Proverbs 26:14 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 26:14 in other translations
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
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In context
11 As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
14 [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly.
17 He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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