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Proverbs 26:14

WorkRest and sabbath

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

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BSB
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
KJV
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
WEB
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
ASV
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
DARBY
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
BLB
The door [that] turns about on its hinges, so [is] a lazy one upon his bed.
ÅB
Døren dreier seg på sitt hengsel, og den late snur seg på sitt leie.
OTB
Som en dør svinger på sine hengsler, slik vender en lat seg på sin seng.
B1930
Døren dreier sig på sitt hengsel, og den late snur sig på sitt leie.

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