Proverbs 26:14-22

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 neighbor, 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.

²²The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.