The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
WEB
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
YLT
The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
DBT
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
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.