Proverbs 26:15

New International Version

¹⁵A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.^(A)

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Proverbs 26:15

New King James Version

¹⁵The ^(A)lazy man buries his hand in the ^[a]bowl;
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 26:15 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit

Proverbs 26:15

New Living Translation

¹⁵Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

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Proverbs 26:15

Good News Translation

¹⁵Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.

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