Proverbs

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.