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Proverbs 26:12-14
Good News Translation

12 The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.

13 Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of Lions?

14 Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.

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Proverbs 26:12-14
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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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