13 The slothful man saith, [a]A lion is in the way: a lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful man upon his bed.

15 (A)The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:13 Read Prov. 22:13.

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