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24 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish
    and will not even bring it back to the mouth.(A)

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24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(A)

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19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.(A)

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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How long will you lie there, O lazybones?
    When will you rise from your sleep?(A)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,

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How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(A)
    When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(B)

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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.

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13 A sluggard says,(A) “There’s a lion in the road,
    a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(B)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so a sluggard turns on his bed.(C)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(D)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    than seven people who answer discreetly.

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30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy,
    by the vineyard of a stupid person,(A)
31 and see, it was all overgrown with thorns;
    the ground was covered with nettles,
    and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and considered it;
    I looked and received instruction.
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,(B)
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want, like an armed warrior.

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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(B)
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.(C)

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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;
    an idle person will suffer hunger.(A)

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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(A)

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27 The lazy do not roast[a] their game,
    but the diligent obtain precious wealth.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 12.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain

27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

20 He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread[a] into the bowl[b] with me.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.20 Gk lacks bread
  2. 14.20 Other ancient authorities read same bowl

20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.(A)

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23 He answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.(A)

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23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.(A)

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11 Why do you hold back your hand;
    why do you keep your hand in[a] your bosom?(A)

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  1. 74.11 Cn: Heb do you consume your right hand from

11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?(A)
    Take it from the folds of your garment(B) and destroy them!

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