15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:15
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 15
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The slacker עָצֵ֣ל H6102 Adjective - masculine singular buries טָ֘מַ֤ן H2934 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular his hand יָ֭דוֹ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular in the dish בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת H6747 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular it wearies him נִ֝לְאָ֗ה H3811 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to bring it back לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ H7725 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his mouth פִּֽיו׃ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular