Proverbs 26:14-16

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁴As a door turns on its hinges,
    so does a lazy person in bed.
¹⁵The lazy person buries a hand in the dish,
    and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth.
¹⁶The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem
    than seven who can answer discreetly.

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