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Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth [his] hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:15 · Webster Bible
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Proverbs 26:15 in other translations
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
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In context
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
14 [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth [his] hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad [man] who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,
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