12. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13. The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
14. As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
15. The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
17. He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18. As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,