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Proverbs 26:13-16

13The slothfulעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102mansaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, There isa lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826in the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870;a lionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738isin the streetsהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339.

14Asthe doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnethתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437upon his hingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735, so doththe slothfulוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102upon his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

15The slothfulעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102hidethטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in hisbosomבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;it grievethנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811him to bring it againלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725to his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

16The sluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own conceitבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869than seven menמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651that can renderמְשִׁ֣יבֵיme.Shi.veiH7725a reasonטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940.

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