A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
WEB
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
YLT
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
DBT
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.