NET Bible
"The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense."
— Proverbs 26:16, NET Bible
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
“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 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 sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”
Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.
Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”