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The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 26:15 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનીતિવચનો ૨૬:૧૫
આળસુ પોતાનો હાથ થાળીમાં નાખે છે ખરો પણ તેને પાછો પોતાના મોં સુધી લાવતાં તેને થાક લાગે છે.
हिन्दीनीतिवचन २६:१५
आलसी अपना हाथ थाली में तो डालता है, परन्तु आलस्य के कारण कौर मुँह तक नहीं उठाता।

In context

13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

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