New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 26:13-16

13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “There is a lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826in the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870!A lionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738isin the openהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.VotH7339squareH7339!”

14Asthe doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnsתִּסּ֣וֹבti.SovH5437on its hingesצִירָ֑הּtzi.RahH6735, So does thesluggardוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102on his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

15Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriesטָ֘מַ֤ןta.ManH2934his handיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027in the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;He is wearyנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil.'AhH3811of bringingלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725it to his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310againH7725.

16The sluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869ThanH4480sevenמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651men who cangiveH7725a discreetטָֽעַם׃Ta.'amH2940answerH7725.

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