12 (A)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion is in the [a]streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:13 Or plazas, squares

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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