Proverbs 26:14

As the delet (door) turneth upon its hinges, 1 so doth the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) upon his mittah (bed). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

In Context

13The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; 1 an ari is in the rechovot. 1

15The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) hideth his yad in his dish; 1 itʼs too tiring to bring it back to his peh (mouth) again. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:24The yad of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall rule, 1 but the remiyyah (deceitfully lazy man) shall be put to forced labor. 1

Proverbs 24:33Yet a little shenot (slumber), a little sleep, 1 a little folding of the yadayim to rest; 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:14

The Disgrace of Slothfulness. 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. When a man talks foolishly we say, He talks idly; for none betray their folly more than those who are idle and go about to excuse themselves in their idleness. As men's folly makes them slothful, so their slothfulness makes them foolish. Observe, 1. What the slothful man really dreads. He dreads the way, the streets, the place where work is to be done and a journey to be gone; he hates business, hates… Read the whole commentary →

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