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Proverbs 26:12-14
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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [a]more hope is of a fool than of him.

13 The slothful man saith, [b]A lion is in the way: a lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful man upon his bed.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:12 For the fool will rather be counseled than he: also the fool sinneth of ignorance, and the other of malice.
  2. Proverbs 26:13 Read Prov. 22:13.
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Proverbs 26:12-14
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12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(A)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(B)

13 A sluggard says,(C) “There’s a lion in the road,
    a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(D)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so a sluggard turns on his bed.(E)

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