Proverbs 26:13-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”(A)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a lazy person in bed.
15 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish
and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth.(B)
16 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem
than seven who can answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:13-16
Common English Bible
13 A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the path!
A lion in the plazas!”
14 As a door turns on its hinge,
so do lazy people in their beds.
15 Lazy people bury their hand into the bowl,
too tired to return it to their mouth.
16 Lazy people think they are wiser
than seven people who answer sensibly.
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