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Proverbs 26:13-16

13The slackerעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “A lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826isin the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870!A fierce lionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738roamsבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the public squareהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339!”

14Asa doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnsתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437onעַל־'al-H5921its hingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735,so the slackerוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102turnsonעַל־'al-H5921his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

15The slackerעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriesטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;it wearies himנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811to bring it backלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

16The slackerעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869than seven menמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651who answerמְשִׁ֣יבֵיme.Shi.veiH7725discreetlyטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.

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