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Proverbs 26:15

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15wThe slothful hideth his hand in his bosom;

||It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. wSee ch. 19:24.
  2. ||Or, He is weary. So Ps. 68:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;

it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;

he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;

he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!

NLTNew Living Translation

Lazy people take food in their hand

but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A lazy person buries his hands in the dish;

he is too tired to return it to his mouth.