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12 Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him.

13 The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; an ari is in the rechovot.

14 As the delet (door) turneth upon its hinges, so doth the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) upon his mittah (bed).

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12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(A)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(B)

13 A sluggard says,(C) “There’s a lion in the road,
    a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(D)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so a sluggard turns on his bed.(E)

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