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Proverbs 26
¹⁴ As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.
¹⁵ The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
¹⁶ The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
¹⁷ He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
¹⁸ Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
¹⁹ Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "I was only joking!"
²⁰ Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
²¹ As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
²² The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
²³ Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
²⁴ He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself;