Proverbs 26:12-22

¹²Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.

¹³The slouthfull man sayth, A lyon is in the way: a lyon is in the streetes.

¹⁴As the doore turneth vpon his hinges, so doeth the slouthfull man vpon his bed.

¹⁵The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.

¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.

¹⁷He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.

¹⁸As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,

¹⁹So dealeth the deceitfull man with his friend and sayth, Am not I in sport?

²⁰Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a talebearer strife ceaseth.

²¹As ye cole maketh burning coles, and wood a fire, so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife.

²²The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.