Proverbs 26:13-17 in English

¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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 his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.

¹⁶ A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.

¹⁷ As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.

¹⁶ A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.

¹⁷ As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.

¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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 his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ Lazy people just stay inside their houses and do nothing; they keep saying “ I think there is a lion in the street!”

¹⁴ A door continually swings back and forth on its hinges and does not go anywhere; similarly SIM, lazy people just continually turn over in their beds and never do anything.

¹⁵ Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish to get some food but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.

¹⁶ Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people who can answer others' questions with good sense.

¹⁷ Anyone who ◄meddles/involves himself► in a quarrel that does not concern him is as foolish as SIM someone who tries to grab a passing dog by its ears.

¹³ A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.

¹⁶ A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.

¹⁷ As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.

¹⁵ The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

¹⁶ The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

¹⁷ He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

¹⁷ He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

¹⁷ As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man’s quarrel.

¹³ Lazy people are the ones who say, “There's a lion on the road—a lion running around the streets!”

¹⁴ A lazy person turns in bed like a door turns on its hinge.

¹⁵ Lazy people put their hands in a dish, but are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.

¹⁶ In their own eyes lazy people are wiser than many sensible advisors.

¹⁷ Interfering in someone else's quarrel is like grabbing a stray dog by the ears.

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

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

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

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

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

¹³ The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; yea, a lion is in the streets.'

¹⁴ The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife not his own, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon his hinges, So doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ The slothful saith, There is a leopard in the way: a lion is between the streets.

¹⁴ As a door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ Hath the slothful hidden his hand in the dish, it wearieth him to bring it back again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The slothful is wiser in his own eyes, than seven men that can give wise answers.

¹⁷ As is one that taketh hold of a dog by the ears, so is he that passing by becometh excited about a dispute which concerneth him not.

¹³ A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, And there are murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ As a door turns on the hinge, So does a sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ A sluggard having hidden his hand in his bosom, Will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.

¹⁶ A sluggard seems to himself wiser Than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.

¹⁷ As he that lays hold of a dog’s tail, So is he that makes himself the champion of another’s cause.

¹³ The slothful man saith, “There is a lion in the way; There is a lion in the streets.”

¹⁴ As a door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard dippeth his hand into the dish; It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men who can render a reason.

¹⁷ As one that taketh a dog by the ears, So is he who, passing by, is enraged on account of the quarrel of another.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The lazy person says, “There is a lion on the road! There is a lion between the open places!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so is the lazy person upon his bed.

¹⁵ The lazy person puts his hand into the dish and yet he has no strength to lift it up to his mouth.

¹⁶ The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who respond with good judgment.

¹⁷ Like one who takes hold of the ears of a dog, is a passerby who becomes angry at a dispute that is not his own.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹⁴ As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁵ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁷ Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹³ A slow man saith, A lion is in the way, a lioness is in the footpaths.

¹⁴ As a door is turned in his hinges; so a slow man in his bed.

¹⁵ A slow man hideth his hands under his armpit; and he travaileth, if he turneth them up to his mouth.

¹⁶ A slow man seemeth wiser to himself, than seven men speaking sentences.

¹⁷ As he that taketh a dog by the ears; so he that passeth, and is unpatient, and is meddled or mingled with the chiding of another man.

¹³ A slow man saith, A lion is in the way, a lioness is in the footpaths. (A lazy person saith, A lion is there on the way, a lioness is there on the footpaths!)

¹⁴ As a door is turned in his hinges; so a slow man in his bed. (Like a door turning on its hinges, is a lazy person turning in his bed.)

¹⁵ A slow man hideth his hands under his armpit; and he travaileth, if he turneth them up to his mouth. (A lazy person hideth his hands under his armpit; and he laboureth, if he turneth them up to his mouth.)

¹⁶ A slow man seemeth wiser to himself, than seven men speaking sentences. (A lazy person seemeth wiser to himself, than seven people speaking forth their thoughts.)

¹⁷ As he that taketh a dog by the ears; so he that passeth, and is unpatient, and is meddled with the chiding of another man. (Like he who taketh a dog by the ears, is he who passeth by, and is impatient, and is mixed in, or mingled, with the argument of another man.)

¹³ The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'

¹⁴ The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.

¹⁷ Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.