KJV King James Version
The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
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Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
WEB World English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
ASV American Standard Version
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 26
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
14 [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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