Proverbs 26:15
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
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.
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
- KJV
- The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
- WEB
- The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
- ASV
- The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
- DARBY
- The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
- BLB
- A lazy one hides his hand in the bowl; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
- ÅB
- Den late stikker sin hånd fatet; han gider ikke føre den tilbake til sin munn.
- OTB
- En lat dypper hånden i fatet; han er for trett til å føre den tilbake til munnen.
- B1930
- Den late stikker sin hånd fatet; han gider ikke føre den tilbake til sin munn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 19:24
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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