“The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.”
Proverbs 26:15 (KJV) |
Proverbs 26:15
From Proverbs 26, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.