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.

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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.

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