King James Version
"The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason."
— Proverbs 26:16, King James Version
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason. ”
“The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.”
“The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.”
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.”
“The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.”
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?