15The 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 slackerעָצֵ֣לH6102Adjective - masculine singularburiesטָ֘מַ֤ןH2934Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularhis handיָ֭דוֹH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularin the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתH6747Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularit wearies himנִ֝לְאָ֗הH3811Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto bring it backלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּH7725Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis mouthפִּֽיו׃H6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular