PROVERBS 26:14-21

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

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

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

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

¹⁸As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;

¹⁹So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

²⁰For lack of wood the fire goeth out: and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

²¹As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife.