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Proverbs 26:15
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
King James Version
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
World English Bible
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
American Standard Version
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Geneva Bible 1599
The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.
Darby Translation
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
Bible in Basic English
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
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