Proverbs

¹³The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets! [Prov. 22:13.] ¹⁴As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man [move not from his place] upon his bed. ¹⁵The slothful and self-indulgent buries his hand in his bosom; it distresses and wearies him to bring it again to his mouth. [Prov. 19:24.] ¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes and conceit than seven men who can render a reason and answer discreetly. ¹⁷He who, passing by, stops to meddle with strife that is none of his business is like one who takes a dog by the ears. ¹⁸Like a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death, ¹⁹So is the man who deceives his neighbor and then says, Was I not joking? [Eph. 5:4.]