Proverbs 26:13-20 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13. A lazy person says “A lion is in the road! A lion among the streets!”

14. The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed.

15. A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is too tired to return it to his mouth.

16. A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.

17. Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by is one who meddles in a quarrel that is not his own.

18. Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

19. so is a man who deceives his neighbor, but says “Am I not joking?”

20. For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

Proverbs 26