Proverbs 26:13-16 Parallel Bible Translations

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13	The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”	The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”	A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
14	As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.	As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.	As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15	The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.	The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.	A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16	The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.	The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.	A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.
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