A moment in scripture
Proverbs 26:15
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The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
- Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
- Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
- Proverbs 26:17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.