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Proverbs 26:15-17
American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:15-17
American Standard Version
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish;
It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in [a]his own conceit
Than seven men that can [b]render a reason.
17 [c]He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,
Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:16 Hebrew his own eyes.
- Proverbs 26:16 Or, answer discreetly
- Proverbs 26:17 Or, He that vexeth himself . . . Is like one that taketh a passing dog etc.
Proverbs 26:15-17
New International Version
Proverbs 26:15-17
New International Version
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(A)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
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